1985 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1985 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference	Independent
1985 record	6–5
Head coach	Bill Dooley (8th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons

1985 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				4	–	8	–	0
Memphis		–		–				2	–	7	–	2
Rutgers		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Dooley.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 14–31
September 7	Richmond	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 14–24
September 14	Clemson	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 17–20	31,000
September 28	Syracuse	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	Home Team Sports	W 24–14	33,400
October 5	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		L 9–24	57,514
October 12	William & Mary	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	Home Team Sports	W 40–10
October 19	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		W 28–10
October 26	at No. 2 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		L 18–35	70,119
November 2	Memphis State	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 31–10
November 9	Louisville	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	Home Team Sports	W 41–17	28,300
November 16	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium [Nashville, TN		W 38–24
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game