1985 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team explained

The 1985 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors for their All-Atlantic Coast Conference ("ACC") teams for the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Selectors in 1985 included the Associated Press (AP).

Four teams dominated the AP's 1985 All-ACC selections:

• Conference champion Maryland finished the season ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll and placed four players on the All-ACC team: offensive lineman Len Lynch, defensive lineman Bruce Mesner, linebacker Chuck Faucette, and defensive back Al Covington
• Georgia Tech finished the season ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll and placed three players on the All-ACC team: defensive lineman Pat Swilling, linebacker Ted Roof, and defensive back Cleve Pounds.

Offensive selections

Wide receivers

• James Brim, Wake Forest (AP)
• Earl Winfield, North Carolina (AP)

Tight ends

• Jim Riggs, Clemson (AP)

Offensive linemen

• Jim Dombrowski, Virginia (AP)
• Joe Milinichik, NC State (AP)
• Len Lynch, Maryland (AP)
• Steve Reese, Clemson (AP)
• Harold Garren, Virginia (AP)

Quarterbacks

• Erik Kramer, NC State (AP)

Running backs

• Barry Word, Virginia (AP)
• Kenny Flowers, Clemson (AP)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

• Bruce Mesner, Maryland (AP)
• Pat Swilling, Georgia Tech (AP)
• Reuben Davis, North Carolina (AP)
• Gary Baldinger, Wake Forest (AP)

Linebackers

• Chuck Faucette, Maryland (AP)
• Mike Junkin, Duke (AP)
• Ted Roof, Georgia Tech (AP)

Defensive backs

• Cleve Pounds, Georgia Tech (AP)
• Al Covington, Maryland (AP)
• Reggie McCummings, Wake Forest (AP)
• Larry Griffin, North Carolina (AP)

Special teams

Placekickers

• Kenny Stadlin, Virginia (AP)

Punters

• Tommy Barnhardt, North Carolina (AP)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

Notes and References

1. News: All-ACC. The Free Lance-Star. November 22, 1985 . 15.