Record: 46-44-1, .511 W-L% (6th of 11) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 3.07 (5th of 11) ▪ SOS: 2.47 (5th of 11)
Conference Champion: Maryland
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 (Maryland)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Georgia Tech and Maryland)
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 14, 1985 | Sat | Georgia Tech | 28 | @ | North Carolina State | 18 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 2 | Sep 21, 1985 | Sat | North Carolina State | 20 | @ | Wake Forest | 17 | |
| 3 | Sep 21, 1985 | Sat | Virginia | 24 | @ | Georgia Tech | 13 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 4 | Sep 28, 1985 | Sat | Georgia Tech | 14 | @ | Clemson | 3 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 5 | Oct 5, 1985 | Sat | Georgia Tech | 31 | North Carolina | 0 | ||
| 6 | Oct 5, 1985 | Sat | Maryland | 31 | @ | North Carolina State | 17 | |
| 7 | Oct 5, 1985 | Sat | Virginia | 37 | Duke | 14 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 8 | Oct 12, 1985 | Sat | Clemson | 27 | Virginia | 24 | ||
| 9 | Oct 12, 1985 | Sat | North Carolina | 34 | Wake Forest | 14 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 10 | Oct 19, 1985 | Sat | Clemson | 21 | @ | Duke | 9 | |
| 11 | Oct 19, 1985 | Sat | Maryland | 26 | @ | Wake Forest | 3 | |
| 12 | Oct 19, 1985 | Sat | North Carolina | 21 | @ | North Carolina State | 14 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 13 | Oct 26, 1985 | Sat | Clemson | 39 | North Carolina State | 10 | ||
| 14 | Oct 26, 1985 | Sat | Maryland | 40 | Duke | 10 | ||
| 15 | Oct 26, 1985 | Sat | Virginia | 20 | @ | Wake Forest | 18 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 16 | Nov 2, 1985 | Sat | Clemson | 26 | Wake Forest | 10 | ||
| 17 | Nov 2, 1985 | Sat | Georgia Tech | 9 | @ | Duke | 0 | |
| 18 | Nov 2, 1985 | Sat | Maryland | 28 | North Carolina | 10 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 19 | Nov 9, 1985 | Sat | North Carolina | 21 | Clemson | 20 | ||
| 20 | Nov 9, 1985 | Sat | North Carolina State | 23 | Virginia | 22 | ||
| 21 | Nov 9, 1985 | Sat | Wake Forest | 27 | Duke | 7 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 22 | Nov 16, 1985 | Sat | Duke | 31 | North Carolina State | 19 | ||
| 23 | Nov 16, 1985 | Sat | Georgia Tech | 41 | Wake Forest | 10 | ||
| 24 | Nov 16, 1985 | Sat | Maryland | 34 | @ | Clemson | 31 | |
| 25 | Nov 16, 1985 | Sat | Virginia | 24 | North Carolina | 22 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 26 | Nov 23, 1985 | Sat | Duke | 23 | @ | North Carolina | 21 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 27 | Nov 29, 1985 | Fri | Maryland | 33 | Virginia | 21 |