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Virginia

ACC · 1985 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
4th
4–3 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1890–2026
All-Time Record
612–606–37
0.502 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1908, 1913
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 23
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTEUnranked—W 40–15
5Week 5 · Sep 24Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC9–2–1W 24–13
6Week 6 · Oct 1Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 13–17
7Week 7 · Oct 8Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–7W 37–14
8Week 8 · Oct 15Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC6–6L 24–27
9Week 9 · Oct 22Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 10–28
10Week 10 · Oct 29Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC4–7W 20–18
11Week 11 · Nov 5West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1W 27–7
12Week 12 · Nov 12NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC3–8L 22–23
13Week 13 · Nov 19North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC5–6W 24–22
15Week 15 · Dec 3Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC9–3L 21–33

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.075
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-29+29
  • Georgia Tech +9
  • West Virginia +7
  • North Carolina +5
  • Duke +4
  • Wake Forest +4
  • Maryland -3
  • Virginia Tech -5
  • Clemson -6
  • Navy -7
  • NC State -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #44Better than 69%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#44Regular Season Final#44Post-Season W1#44Post-Season W2#44Post-Season W3#44Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
+11
-4
+23
-3
-18
+2
+20
-1
+2
-12

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#881980#1271981#961982#541983#111984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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