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1985 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1985
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	6–6
conf_record	4–3
head_coach	Danny Ford
hc_year	7th full, 8th overall
off_coach	Nelson Stokley
oc_year	6th
captain	Steve Berlin
captain2	Steve Reese
stadium	Memorial Stadium
bowl	Independence Bowl
bowl_result	L 13–20 vs. Minnesota

The 1985 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its eighth season under head coach Danny Ford, the team compiled a 6–6 record (4–3 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the ACC, lost to Minnesota in the 1985 Independence Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 244 to 222. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Steve Berlin and Steve Reese were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Rodney Williams with 772 passing yards, Kenny Flowers with 1,200 rushing yards and 78 points scored (13 touchdowns), and Terrance Roulhac with 533 receiving yards.

Schedule

|September 14|1:00 p.m.|at|Virginia Tech|Lane Stadium|Blacksburg, VA||W 20–17|31,000|

|September 21|3:30 p.m.||Georgia|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC (rivalry)|CBS|L 13–20|80,473|

|September 28|1:00 p.m.||Georgia Tech|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC (rivalry)||L 3–14|79,309|

|October 5|7:30 p.m.|at|Kentucky|Commonwealth Stadium|Lexington, KY||L 7–26|58,230|

|October 12|12:20 p.m.||Virginia|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|Raycom|W 27–24|79,110|

|October 19|1:30 p.m.|at|Duke|Wallace Wade Stadium|Durham, NC||W 21–9|31,800|

|October 26|1:00 p.m.||NC State|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)||W 39–10|72,316|

|November 2|1:00 p.m.||Wake Forest|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC||W 26–10|71,179|

|November 9|12:20 p.m.|at|North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium|Chapel Hill, NC|Raycom|L 20–21|50,000|

|November 16|2:30 p.m.||Maryland|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|CBS|L 31–34|78,037|

| November 23 |1:30 p.m.|at| South Carolina|Williams–Brice Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry)||W 24–17|75,026|

|December 21||vs|Minnesota|Independence Stadium|Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)|Mizlou|L 13–20|42,800|

Personnel

Danny Ford
Nelson Stokley

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
"1985 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"1985 Clemson Tigers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 15, 1985). "Second-chance kick lifts Clemson". Anderson Independent-Mail.
(September 22, 1985). "Georgia scores 17 in the 4th to nip Tigers". Florence Morning News.
(September 29, 1985). "Georgia Tech whips error-prone Clemson". Lexington Herald-Leader.
Jerry Tipton. (October 6, 1985). "Cats kick clumsy Clemson 26-7". Lexington Herald-Leader.
(October 13, 1985). "Clemson edges Virginia 27–24". The Macon Telegraph & News.
(October 20, 1985). "Clemson gets 21–12 win, rest at Duke". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
(October 27, 1985). "Tigers finally learn Foed lesson of ball control, post 39–10 win". The Times and Democrat.
(November 3, 1985). "Flowers leads Clemson to victory over Wake Forest". The Daily Advertiser.
(November 10, 1985). "Clemson's mastery of UNC ends". The Greenville News.
(November 17, 1985). "Terps top Tigers on Plocki's FG". Durham Morning Herald.
Mike Hunt. (November 24, 1985). "Tigers gain bowl berth over USC". The Greenville News.
(December 22, 1985). "Gophers drop Clemson for a 10 count". The Shreveport Times.
. (1985). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1985"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/47/). *[[Clemson University]]*.

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