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1985 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1985 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Carr
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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

The 1985 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by eighth-year head coach Dick Crum and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fifth.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 77:30 p.m.at Navy*W 21–1926,394[1]
September 141:00 p.m.[2]No. 12 LSU*TigerVisionL 13–2350,866[3]
September 281:00 p.m.VMI*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 51–749,250[4]
October 512:15 p.m.at Georgia TechRaycomL 0–3135,625[5]
October 121:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 34–1449,000[6]
October 1912:15 p.m.at NC StateW 21–1447,500[7]
October 261:00 p.m.No. 11 Florida State*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 10–2050,132[8]
November 212:15 p.m.at MarylandL 10–2849,800[9]
November 912:15 p.m.Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 21–2050,000[10]
November 161:00 p.m.at VirginiaL 22–2438,500[11]
November 2312:15 p.m.Duke
L 21–2348,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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LSU

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LSU at North Carolina
1 234Total
No. 12 Tigers 7 637 23
Tar Heels 7 600 13

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References

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  1. ^ "Failed conversion dooms Navy, 21–19". The Baltimore Sun. September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 13, 1985, Page 4, Image 4 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  3. ^ "Another big one gets away as UNC bows to LSU 23–13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Heels bruise outmanned VMI, 51–7". The News and Observer. September 29, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech dominates punchless North Carolina". The State. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Anthony's TD passes lift UNC, 34–14". The Greenville News. October 13, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Heels defeat 'Pack 21–14". The Sun-News. October 20, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Defense saves day for FSU in 20–10 win". St. Petersburg Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Badanjek blunts UNC, takes Terps to win". The Times and Democrat. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Clemson's mastery of UNC ends". The Greenville News. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Virginia slips past North Carolina 24–22". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 17, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Duke collects Victory Bell on strength of 23–21 victory". The Times and Democrat. November 24, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1985 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  14. ^ "No. 12 LSU Kicks Aside Heels, 23-13". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1985. p. 19. Retrieved January 18, 2020.