1985 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1985 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for third.

1985 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1985 record6–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Dombrowski, Charles McDaniel & Antonio Rice[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 42,000)
1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Maryland $ 6 0 09 3 0
No. 19 Georgia Tech 5 1 09 2 1
Virginia 4 3 06 5 0
Clemson 4 3 06 6 0
North Carolina 3 4 05 6 0
Duke 2 5 04 7 0
NC State 2 5 03 8 0
Wake Forest 1 6 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14VMI*W 40–1537,500[2]
September 21at Georgia TechW 24–1338,291
September 28Navy*No. 20
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSL 13–1744,000
October 5Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 37–1441,500
October 12at ClemsonJPSL 24–2778,000
October 19Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 10–2844,500
October 26at Wake ForestJPSW 20–1819,400
November 2West Virginia*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
TBSW 27–735,000
November 9at NC StateL 22–2334,400
November 16North Carolina
W 24–2238,500
November 29at MarylandCBSL 21–3348,950
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1985 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 Don Majkowski Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122.
    2. "Virginia rips Keydets in opener". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
    3. "1985 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
    4. "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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