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1985 Virginia Tech

6–⁠5, coached by Bill Dooley.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1985, game by game: lost at Cincinnati 14–31; lost vs. Richmond 14–24; lost vs. Clemson 17–20; won vs. Syracuse 24–14; lost at West Virginia 9–24; won vs. William & Mary 40–10; won at Virginia 28–10; lost at No. 2 Florida 18–35; won vs. Memphis 31–10; won vs. Louisville 41–17; won at Vanderbilt 38–24+30−17Lost 14–31 at Cincinnati-17CincinnatiLost 14–24 vs. Richmond-10RichmondLost 17–20 vs. Clemson-3ClemsonWon 24–14 vs. Syracuse+10SyracuseLost 9–24 at West Virginia-15West VirginiaWon 40–10 vs. William & Mary+30William & MaryWon 28–10 at Virginia+18VirginiaLost 18–35 at No. 2 Florida-17No. 2 FloridaWon 31–10 vs. Memphis+21MemphisWon 41–17 vs. Louisville+24LouisvilleWon 38–24 at Vanderbilt+14Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atCincinnatiL 14–⁠3169%
Sep 7vsRichmondL 14–⁠2486%
Sep 14vsClemsonL 17–⁠2038%
Sep 28vsSyracuseW 24–⁠1449%
Oct 5atWest VirginiaL 9–⁠2431%
Oct 12vsWilliam & MaryW 40–⁠1078%
Oct 19atVirginiaW 28–⁠1030%
Oct 26at2FloridaL 18–⁠3515%
Nov 2vsMemphisW 31–⁠1064%
Nov 9vsLouisvilleW 41–⁠1787%
Nov 16atVanderbiltW 38–⁠2459%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Vanderbilt 38–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠219
Coach
Bill Dooley
Elo
1565 +8 this season
SP+ rating
1.2 No. 54 of 106; offense No. 52, defense No. 56
SRS
4.6 No. 44 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Brush