1985 Army Cadets football team

1985 Army Cadets football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 31–29 vs. Illinois
Conference	Independent
Record	9–3
Head coach	Jim Young (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sutton (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Kurt Gutierrez Don Smith
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	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

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. Starting off with wins in each of their first five games, the Cadets were ranked by the AP Poll at 19th prior to the game against Notre Dame. It was the first time Army was ranked in 23 years; Army would not be ranked in an AP Poll again until 1996. ^[1] The Cadets offense scored 396 points, while the defense allowed 232 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Western Michigan		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 48–6	28,620	[2]
September 21	Rutgers		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 20–16	39,732	[3]
September 28	at Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 41–3	23,765	[4]
October 5	Yale		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 59–16	40,415	[5]
October 12	Boston College		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 45–14	40,525	[6]
October 19	at Notre Dame	No. 19	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 10–24	59,075	[7]
October 26	Colgate		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 45–43	40,063	[8]
November 2	Holy Cross		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 34–12	40,236	[9]
November 9	at No. 5 Air Force		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 7–45	51,103	[10]
November 16	Memphis State		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 49–7	34,000	[11]
December 7	vs. Navy		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 7–17	71,640	[12]
December 31	vs. Illinois		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	W 31–29	29,857	[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Western Michigan

• Clarence Jones 110 rush yards ^[15]

Yale

Yale Bulldogs at Army Cadets (3–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	0	6	3	7	16
Army	7	17	14	21	59

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

• Date: October 5, 1985
• Game attendance: 40,415
• ^[16]

• Most points Army scored since 1958
• Craig Stopa's 53-yard field goal in the second quarter was a school record ^[17]
• Tory Crawford replaced injured Rob Healy (cracked ribs) ^[18]

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP YALE ARMY 1 73 Army William Lampley 7-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good 0 7 2 Army Benny White 33-yard touchdown reception from Rob Healy, Craig Stopa kick good 0 14 2 Yale Red Macauley 11-yard touchdown reception from Kelly Ryan, 2-point run failed 6 14 2 79 Army Doug Black 2-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good 6 21 2 Army 53-yard field goal by Craig Stopa 6 24 3 Yale 27-yard field goal by John Duryea 9 24 3 Army Tory Crawford 4-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good 9 31 3 Army Scott Spellmon 42-yard touchdown reception from Tory Crawford, Craig Stopa kick good 9 38 4 Army Kevin McKelvy 18-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good 9 45 4 Army Alan Edwards 6-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good 9 52 4 Army Ed Cole 3-yard touchdown run, Keith Walker kick good 9 59 4 Yale Troxell 9-yard touchdown reception from Andrews, Cucci kick good 16 59 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 59

At Boston College

• Tory Crawford (first start) 131 rush yards, three TDs [ECAC Offensive Player of the Week]
• Clarence Jones 103 rush yards ^[19]

At Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Cadets 0 7 3 0 10 •Fighting Irish 14 0 7 3 24 Date: Saturday, October 19 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary 1 ND Pernell Taylor 1-yard run (John Carney kick) ND 7-0 1 ND Tim Brown 19-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Carney kick) ND 14-0 2 ARMY Bill Lampley 4-yard run (Craig Stopa kick) ND 14-7 3 ARMY Craig Stopa 22-yard field goal ND 14-10 3 ND Allen Pinkett 1-yard run (John Carney kick) ND 21-10 4 6:23 ND John Carney 21-yard field goal ND 24-10

See also: 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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Colgate

• Tory Crawford (off the bench) 136 rush yards ^[21]

Holy Cross

• Tory Crawford 134 rush yards, 2 TDs [ECAC Offensive Player of the Week] ^[22]

At Air Force

See also: 1985 Air Force Falcons football team

vs Navy

See also: Army–Navy Game

Army Cadets (8–2) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	7	0	0	10	17
Army	7	0	0	0	7

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 7, 1985
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 71,640
• TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian
• ^[23]

Game information

First quarter NAVY – Troy Saunders 13-yard pass from Bob Misch (Todd Solomon kick), 6:54. Navy 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 73 yards. ARMY – Clarence Jones 10-yard run (kick good). Tie 7–7. Second quarter No scoring Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter NAVY – Chuck Smith 5-yard run (Todd Solomon kick), 8:26. Navy 14–7. NAVY – Todd Solomon 26-yard field goal, 1:15. Navy 17–7. Top rushers NAVY – Napoleon McCallum – 41 rushes, 217 yards

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. ^[24]

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External videos
1985 Army vs. Navy – Television broadcast

Peach Bowl (vs Illinois)

Illinois vs. Army

1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Illini 3 13 7 6 29 •Cadets 7 14 7 3 31 Date: December 31 Location: Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia Game attendance: 29,857 TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and Steve Davis

Main article: 1985 Peach Bowl

See also: 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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Roster

1985 Army Cadets 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 Jim Young Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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