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.
Offensive selections
Wide receivers
- James Brim, Wake Forest (AP)
- Earl Winfield, North Carolina (AP)
Tight ends
- Jim Riggs, Clemson (AP)
Offensive linemen
- Jim Dombrowski, Virginia (AP)
- Joe Milinichik, NC State (AP)
- Len Lynch, Maryland (AP)
- Steve Reese, Clemson (AP)
- Harold Garren, Virginia (AP)
Quarterbacks
- Erik Kramer, NC State (AP)
Running backs
- Barry Word, Virginia (AP)
- Kenny Flowers, Clemson (AP)
Defensive selections
Defensive linemen
- Bruce Mesner, Maryland (AP)
- Pat Swilling, Georgia Tech (AP)
- Reuben Davis, North Carolina (AP)
- Gary Baldinger, Wake Forest (AP)
Linebackers
- Chuck Faucette, Maryland (AP)
- Mike Junkin, Duke (AP)
- Ted Roof, Georgia Tech (AP)
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
- Tommy Barnhardt, North Carolina (AP)
Key
AP = Associated Press[1]
References
- ^ "All-ACC". The Free Lance-Star. November 22, 1985. p. 15.
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