1985 North Carolina
5–6 (3–4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dick Crum. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 51–7Sep 28
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Navy | W 21–19 | 51% |
| Sep 14 | vs 12LSU | L 13–23 | 55% |
| Sep 28 | vs VMI | W 51–7 | 85% |
| Oct 5 | at Georgia Tech | L 0–31 | 35% |
| Oct 12 | vs Wake Forest | W 34–14 | 62% |
| Oct 19 | at NC State | W 21–14 | 67% |
| Oct 26 | vs 11Florida State | L 10–20 | 39% |
| Nov 2 | at Maryland | L 10–28 | 22% |
| Nov 9 | vs Clemson | W 21–20 | 46% |
| Nov 16 | at Virginia | L 22–24 | 36% |
| Nov 23 | vs Duke | L 21–23 | 75% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Duke 23–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 224–223
- Coach
- Dick Crum
- Elo
- 1484 −43 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.1 No. 60 of 106; offense No. 75, defense No. 43
- SRS
- 1.1 No. 54 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Carl Carr
All-ACC
4 first teamFirst team
Earl WinfieldWRAP- Reuben DavisDLAP
- Larry GriffinDBAP
- Tommy BarnhardtPAP
From Wikipedia’s 1985 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1985 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 6–0 | 9–3 | 18 |
| Georgia Tech | 5–1 | 9–2–1 | 19 |
| Virginia | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| Clemson | 4–3 | 6–6 | |
| North Carolina | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Duke | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| NC State | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–6 | 4–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.