1985 Wake Forest
4–7 (1–6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Al Groh. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Boston University 30–0Sep 14
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs William & Mary | W 30–23 | 77% |
| Sep 14 | atBoston University | W 30–0 | 73% |
| Sep 21 | vs NC State | L 17–20 | 72% |
| Sep 28 | vs App State | W 24–21 | 77% |
| Oct 5 | at 16Tennessee | L 29–31 | 24% |
| Oct 12 | at North Carolina | L 14–34 | 38% |
| Oct 19 | vs Maryland | L 3–26 | 29% |
| Oct 26 | vs Virginia | L 18–20 | 43% |
| Nov 2 | at Clemson | L 10–26 | 23% |
| Nov 9 | vs Duke | W 27–7 | 63% |
| Nov 16 | at Georgia Tech | L 10–41 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 41–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1985.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 1–6 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 212–249
- Coach
- Al Groh
- Elo
- 1413 −46 this season
- SP+ rating
- -6.2 No. 72 of 106; offense No. 78, defense No. 61
- SRS
- −2.9 No. 64 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Bob Pruett
- Captains
- Gary Baldinger and Foy White
All-ACC
3 first teamFirst team
James BrimWRAP- Gary BaldingerDLAP
- Reggie McCummingsDBAP
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.