1985 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team

The 1985 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors for their All-Atlantic Coast Conference ("ACC") teams for the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Selectors in 1985 included the Associated Press (AP).

Four teams dominated the AP's 1985 All-ACC selections:

  • Conference champion Maryland finished the season ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll and placed four players on the All-ACC team: offensive lineman Len Lynch, defensive lineman Bruce Mesner, linebacker Chuck Faucette, and defensive back Al Covington
  • Georgia Tech finished the season ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll and placed three players on the All-ACC team: defensive lineman Pat Swilling, linebacker Ted Roof, and defensive back Cleve Pounds.
1985 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Offensive selections

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

  • Jim Dombrowski, Virginia (AP)
  • Jim Milinichik, NC State (AP)
  • Len Lynch, Maryland (AP)
  • Steve Reese, Clemson (AP)
  • Harold Garren, Virginia (AP)

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

  • Bruce Mesner, Maryland (AP)
  • Pat Swilling, Georgia Tech (AP)
  • Reuben Davis, North Carolina (AP)
  • Gary Baldinger, Wake Forest (AP)

Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • Cleve Pounds, Georgia Tech (AP)
  • Al Covington, Maryland (AP)
  • Reggie McCummings, Wake Forest (AP)
  • Larry Griffin, North Carolina (AP)

Special teams

Placekickers

  • Kenny Stadlin, Virginia (AP)

Punters

Key

AP = Associated Press selected by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters in the ACC region

References

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