Year: | 1985 |
Team: | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Coachrank: | 18 |
Aprank: | 19 |
Record: | 9–2–1 |
Conf Record: | 5–1 |
Head Coach: | Bill Curry |
Hc Year: | 6th |
Off Coach: | Dwain Painter |
Oc Year: | 4th |
Def Coach: | Don Lindsey |
Dc Year: | 2nd |
Captain: | John Ivemeyer Ted Roof Mike Snow |
Stadium: | Grant Field |
Champion: | Hall of Fame Classic champion |
Bowl: | Hall of Fame Classic |
Bowl Result: | W 17–14 vs. Michigan State |
The 1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by sixth-year head coach Bill Curry and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. In their third season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, they finished in second with an ACC record of 5–1. They were invited to the 1985 Hall of Fame Classic bowl game, where they defeated Michigan State, 17–14. The Yellow Jackets finished ranked in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll for the first time in 15 years.