1985 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season

1985 Duke Blue Devils football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 4–7 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach|

* Steve Sloan (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Tommy Bowden (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Richard Bell (3rd season)
MVP| Harry Ward
Captain| Pete Stubbs, Nick Buoniconti, Mike Higginbotham, Harry Ward
Home stadium| Wallace Wade Stadium

Seasons

<- 1984

1986 ->

1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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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

The 1985 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Steve Sloan, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 7| Northwestern*|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| W 40–17| 21,000
September 14| at West Virginia*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| L 18–20| 61,181
September 21| Ohio*|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| W 34–13| 18,150
October 5| at Virginia|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| L 14–37| 41,500
October 12| at South Carolina*|

* Williams–Brice Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 7–28| 71,150
October 19| Clemson|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 9–21| 31,700
October 26| at Maryland|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| L 10–40| 46,175
November 2| Georgia Tech|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 0–9| 14,400
November 9| at Wake Forest|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)

| L 7–27| 19,800
November 16| NC State|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| W 31–19| 16,200
November 23| at North Carolina|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)

| W 23–21| 48,500

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "1985 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.

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Duke Blue Devils football

Venues|

* Hanes Field (c. 1913–1928)
* Wallace Wade Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* North Carolina: Victory Bell

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* History
* Blue Devil
* "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"
* Blue and White (Duke fight song)
* Marching band

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