1985 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1985 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for third.

1985 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	George Welsh (4th season)
Captain	Jim Dombrowski, Charles McDaniel & Antonio Rice^[1]
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (capacity: 42,000)
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	7:00 p.m.	VMI*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 40–15	37,500	^[2]
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 24–13	38,291
September 28	12:20 p.m.	Navy*	No. 20	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	L 13–17	44,000
October 5	7:00 p.m.	Duke		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 37–14	41,500
October 12	12:20 p.m.	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	L 24–27	78,000
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		L 10–28	44,500
October 26	12:20 p.m.	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	W 20–18	19,400
November 2	8:05 p.m.	West Virginia*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	TBS	W 27–7	35,000
November 9	12:15 p.m.	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 22–23	34,400
November 16	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)		W 24–22	38,500
November 29	2:30 p.m.	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	CBS	L 21–33	48,950
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1985 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1`	Don Majkowski	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`97`	Rayotis Perkins	Jr
LB	`51`	Russ Swan	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^ "Virginia rips Keydets in opener". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1985 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.