1986 Army Cadets football team

1986 Army Cadets football
1986 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Jim Young (4th season);
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sutton (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Jim Brock, Rob Dickerson
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled a 6–5 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 292 to 276.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 27–7.^[2]

1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Syracuse	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 33–28	38,822
September 20	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 18–25
September 27	Wake Forest	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–49	40,853	^[3]
October 4	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 41–24	25,075	^[4]
October 11	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 25–21	91,343	^[5]
October 18	Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–17	40,884	^[6]
October 25	vs. Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 7–35
November 1	Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 20–27	40,315
November 8	Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 21–11
November 15	Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 56–48	40,088	^[7]
December 6	vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 27–7

Game summaries edit

Syracuse edit

At Northwestern edit

Wake Forest edit

At Yale edit

At Tennessee edit

Army Cadets at Tennessee Volunteers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	7	0	18	25
Tennessee	0	14	7	0	21

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

Date: October 11
Game attendance: 91,343
^[8]

Game information

TENN - Howard 6 yard run (Reveiz kick)
TENN - Howard 4 yard run (Reveiz kick)
ARMY - Jones 1 yard run (Rambusch kick)
TENN - Howard 1 yard run (Reveiz kick)
ARMY - Rambusch 27 yard field goal
ARMY - Jones 1 yard run (run good)
ARMY - Fullwood 2 yard blocked punt return (Rambusch kick)

Army

Crawford 4/7, 34 Yds, 2 INT
25 Rush, 112 Yds
Jones 3 Rec, 26 Yds

Tennessee

Francis 24/33, 334 Yds, INT
Howard 17 Rush, 47 Yds, 3 TD
Cleveland 3 Rec, 90 Yds

Holy Cross edit

vs Rutgers edit

Boston College edit

Air Force edit

Lafayette edit

Lafayette Leopards (5–4) at Army Cadets (4–5)

Period	1	2	Total
Lafayette	21	27	48
Army	28	28	56

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

Date: November 16, 1986
Game attendance: 40,088

vs Navy edit

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	3	3	7	14	27
Navy	0	0	7	0	7

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: December 6
Game attendance: 71,570
TV announcers: Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian
^[9]

Game information

Army

Tory Crawford
3/4, 53 Yds
23 Rush, 94 Yds, TD
Ben White
2 Rec, 31 Yds

Navy

Bob Misch
8/15, 93 Yds, INT
Don Holl
17 Rush, 88 Yds, TD
4 Rec, 42 Yds

The entire game was played without a single penalty being committed by either team.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ARMY	NAVY
1					Army	24-yard field goal by Keith Walker	3	0
2					Army	24-yard field goal by Keith Walker	6	0
3		6			Army	Andy Peterson 1-yard touchdown run, Keith Walker kick good	13	0
3					Navy	Don Holl 3-yard touchdown run, Ted Fundoukas kick good	13	7
4			79		Army	Tory Crawford 1-yard touchdown run, Keith Walker kick good	20	7
4					Army	Clarence Jones 5-yard touchdown run, Keith Walker kick good	27	7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							27	7

Personnel edit

1986 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`86`	Mark Charette
QB	`9`	Tory Crawford	Jr
G		Dave D'Antonio	So
OL	`77`	Rob Dickerson
QB		Alan Edwards
G		Bill Gebhards
OL	`68`	Ken Goodlow
HB	`40`	Clarence Jones	Sr
C	`51`	Joe Manausa
G	`71`	John Oleinik
FB	`47`	Andy Peterson	Jr
QB		Mike Ryan
RB		Paolo Smith
WR	`6`	Ben White
WR		Benny Wright	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name
DL	`94`	Jim Brock
DL	`69`	Dan Cooney
S		Rusty Haire
S	`25`	Bill Horton
DT		Gerry Kobyiski
DL	`82`	Mike Lover
DL		Bill Lynch
	`76`	Thomas Mathers
LB		Dave Scheyer
LB		Chuck Schretzman

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name
P		Scott Rainey
K		Bit Rambusch
K	`4`	Keith Walker

Head coach

Jim Young

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References edit

^ "Army Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
^ "1986 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ "Wake Forest ground game crushes Army". The Journal-News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hunt, Kevin (October 5, 1986). "Army's Running Game Grounds Yale, 41-24". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols fall in battle to Army". The Commercial Appeal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Sullivan, Sean (October 19, 1986). "Holy Cross Crashes Army's Homecoming". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Groller, Keith (November 16, 1986). "Army Outlasts Lafayette 56-48". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gainesville Sun. 12 Oct 1986. Retrieved 2019-Feb-13.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Dec 07. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.

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[1] "Army Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

[2] "1986 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.

[3] "Wake Forest ground game crushes Army". The Journal-News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Hunt, Kevin (October 5, 1986). "Army's Running Game Grounds Yale, 41-24". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Vols fall in battle to Army". The Commercial Appeal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] O'Sullivan, Sean (October 19, 1986). "Holy Cross Crashes Army's Homecoming". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] Groller, Keith (November 16, 1986). "Army Outlasts Lafayette 56-48". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Gainesville Sun. 12 Oct 1986. Retrieved 2019-Feb-13.

[9] Gainesville Sun. 1987 Dec 07. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.

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