1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1]

1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–7 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach	Al Groh (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Pruett (1st season)
Captains	Gary Baldinger Foy White
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Maryland $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Georgia Tech	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Virginia	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Clemson	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
NC State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	William & Mary*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 30–23	22,300	[2]
September 14	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 30–0	12,062	[3]
September 21	NC State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	L 17–20	26,200	[4]
September 28	Appalachian State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 24–21	27,300	[5]
October 5	at No. 16 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 29–31	93,345	[6]
October 12	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 14–34	49,000	[7]
October 19	Maryland	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 3–26	23,700	[8]
October 26	Virginia	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 18–20	19,400	[9]
November 2	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 10–26	71,179	[10]
November 9	Duke	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 27–7	19,800	[11]
November 16	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 10–41	28,575	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Foy White	132/210	1,322
Rushing	Topper Clemons	164	916
Receiving	Micheal Ramseur	54	450