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1985 Army Cadets football team

The 1985 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. The team was led by head coach Jim Young, in his third year, and played their home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3 overall), and with a victory against Illinois in the Peach Bowl. The Cadets offense scored 396 points, while the defense allowed 232 points.

1985 Army Cadets football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 31–29 vs. Illinois
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorBob Sutton (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainKurt Gutierrez, Don Smith
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Florida State   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –   4 – 8 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   2 – 7 – 2
Rutgers   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Louisville   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Tulane   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Western Michigan
W 48–6
September 21Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 20–16
September 28at Penn
W 41–323,765[1]
October 5Yale
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 59–1640,415[2]
October 12Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 45–1440,525
October 1912:00 p.m.at Notre DameNo. 19
L 10–2459,075
October 26Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 45–4340,063[3]
November 2Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 34–1240,236[4]
November 9at No. 5 Air Force
L 7–4551,103
November 16Memphis State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 49–734,000
December 7vs. Navy
L 7–17
December 31vs. Illinois
W 31–2929,857

[5]

Game summaries edit

Western Michigan edit

  • Clarence Jones 110 rush yards[6]

Rutgers edit

At Penn edit

Yale edit

Yale Bulldogs at Army Cadets (3–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Yale 0 6 3716
Army 7 17 142159

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

  • Date: October 5, 1985
  • Game attendance: 40,415
  • [7]
  • Most points Army scored since 1958
  • Craig Stopa's 53-yard field goal in the second quarter was a school record[8]
  • Tory Crawford replaced injured Rob Healy (cracked ribs) [9]
Team Category Player Statistics
Yale Passing Mike Curtin 11/20, 120 Yds, INT
Rushing Red Macauley 15 Rush, 43 Yds
Receiving Kevin Moriarty 5 Rec, 68 Yds
Army Passing Rob Healy 3/3, 51 Yds, TD
Rushing Doug Black 15 Rush, 122 Yds, TD
Receiving Scott Spellmon 1 Rec, 42 Yds, TD

At Boston College edit

  • Tory Crawford (first start) 131 rush yards, three TDs [ECAC Offensive Player of the Week]
  • Clarence Jones 103 rush yards[10]

At Notre Dame edit

1 234Total
Cadets 0 730 10
• Fighting Irish 14 073 24
Scoring summary
1NDPernell Taylor 1-yard run (John Carney kick)ND 7-0
1NDTim Brown 19-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Carney kick)ND 14-0
2ARMYBill Lampley 4-yard run (Craig Stopa kick)ND 14-7
3ARMYCraig Stopa 22-yard field goalND 14-10
3NDAllen Pinkett 1-yard run (John Carney kick)ND 21-10
46:23NDJohn Carney 21-yard field goalND 24-10
See also: 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

[11]

Colgate edit

  • Tory Crawford (off the bench) 136 rush yards[12]

Holy Cross edit

  • Tory Crawford 134 rush yards, 2 TDs [ECAC Offensive Player of the Week][13]

At Air Force edit

See also: 1985 Air Force Falcons football team

Memphis State edit

vs Navy edit

See also: Army–Navy Game
Army Cadets (8–2) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)
Period 1 2 34Total
Navy 7 0 01017
Army 7 0 007

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

With Vice President and former Navy pilot George Bush in attendance, Napoleon McCallum rushed for 217 yards, the second-most rushing yards by a Navy player against Army, and broke the NCAA single-season all-purpose yardage record of Pitt's Tony Dorsett.[15]

[16]

External videos
  1985 Army vs. Navy – Television broadcast

Peach Bowl (vs Illinois) edit

Illinois vs. Army
1 234Total
Fighting Illini 3 1376 29
• Cadets 7 1473 31
Main article: 1985 Peach Bowl
See also: 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

[17]

Personnel edit

1985 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 32 Doug Black Sr
RB 31 Ed Cole Jr
QB 9 Tory Crawford So
WR 80 Rob Dickerson Jr
QB 19 Alan Edwards Jr
RB Erik Gunhus
QB 7 Rob Healy Sr
RB 34 Ron Herring So
RB 40 Clarence Jones Jr
RB 21 Bill Kim So
RB 20 William Lampley Jr
OT 51 Joe Manausa Jr
RB 45 Kelvin McKelvey Sr
QB 11 Mark Mooney Fr
RB Rod Mullins
OL Bryan Parlier Sr
WR 47 Andy Peterson So
OL 50 Clint Politt Jr
C 56 Ron Rice Sr
QB 10 Mike Ryan Jr
OT 57 Ed Shultz So
G 79 Don Smith Sr
RB 26 Paolo Smith Jr
WR 4 Scott Spellmon Sr
WR 6 Ben White Jr
RB 28 Benny Wright Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 52 Larry Biggins Jr
DL 69 Jay Bridge Sr
DL 94 Jim Brock Jr
DB 22 Matt Buckner Sr
S 33 Peel Chronister Jr
DB 16 Reggie Fullwood Jr
DE 98 Kurt Gutierrez Sr
DL 87 Bob Kleinhample Sr
DB 13 Darold Lando Sr
DL 44 Tom Malloy Sr
DB 27 Doug Pavek Sr
DL 81 Craig Rollins Sr
LB 90 Dave Scheyer Jr
DB 14 John Thomson Sr
DL 73 Lloyd Walker Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 93 Bit Rambusch Fr
K 1 Craig Stopa Sr
K 39 Keith Walker Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  1. ^ "Cadets Pummel Quakers". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Associated Press. September 29, 1985. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Visser, Lesley (October 6, 1985). "Army Leaves Yale Bone Dry, 59-16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Army Holds Off Colgate, 45-43". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 27, 1985. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dupont, Kevin Paul (November 3, 1985). "Army Takes Advantage of Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "United States Military Academy – 1985". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  6. ^ Gill, Bo (September 11, 1986). "Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse". Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "College Football Scoreboard." Gainesville Sun. pg.6F. 1985-Oct-06. Retrieved 2022-Dec-25.
  8. ^ "Army 59, Yale 16". UPI Archives. October 5, 1985. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  9. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 6, 1985). "Army Crushes Yale By 59-16 To Go 4-0". New York Times. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  10. ^ Gill, Bo (September 11, 1986). "Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse". Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  11. ^ "Irish upset No. 19 Army to answer critics." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 20.
  12. ^ Gill, Bo (September 11, 1986). "Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse". Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  13. ^ Gill, Bo (September 11, 1986). "Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse". Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  14. ^ "In a Farewell Appearance, McCallum Stuns Army." Washington Post. 1985 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-28.
  15. ^ "It's bon voyage for Navy's McCallum." Milwaukee Journal. 1985 Dec 8.
  16. ^ "NAVY STUNS ARMY IN 17-7 UPSET". The New York Times. December 8, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "ARMY'S AIR ATTACK STUNS ILLINI". The New York Times. January 1, 1986. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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