1985 Clemson Tigers football team

1985 Clemson Tigers football
Independence Bowl, L 13–20 vs. Minnesota
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1985 record	6–6 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	Danny Ford
Captain	Steve Berlin, Steve Reese
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1985 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#18 Maryland $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#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	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
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 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14*	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 20–17	31,000
September 21*	Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 13–20	80,473
September 28	Georgia Tech		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 3–14	79,309
October 5*	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 7–26	58,230
October 12	Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 27–24	79,110
October 19	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	W 21–9	31,800
October 26	North Carolina State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 39–10	72,316
November 2	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 26–10	71,179
November 9	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 20–21	50,000
November 16	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 31–34	78,037
November 23*	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 24–17	75,026
December 21*	vs. Minnesota		Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	L 13–20	42,800
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.