1985 Army Cadets football team

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1985 Army Cadets football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 31–29 vs. Illinois
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Bob Sutton (3rd season)
CaptainKurt Gutierrez, Don Smith
Home stadium Michie Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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. The Cadets offense scored 396 points, while the defense allowed 232 points.

Contents

Schedule

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

[5]

Personnel

1985 Army Black Knights football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 32Doug BlackSr
RB 31Ed ColeJr
QB 9Tory CrawfordSo
WR 80Rob DickersonJr
QB 19Alan EdwardsJr
RB Erik Gunhus
QB 7Rob HealySr
RB 34Ron HerringSo
RB 40Clarence JonesJr
RB 21Bill KimSo
RB 20William LampleyJr
OT 51Joe ManausaJr
RB 45Kelvin McKelveySr
QB 11Mark MooneyFr
RB Rod Mullins
OL Bryan ParlierSr
WR 47Andy PetersonSo
OL 50Clint PolittJr
C 56Ron RiceSr
QB 10Mike RyanJr
OT 57Ed ShultzSo
G 79Don SmithSr
RB 26Paolo SmithJr
WR 4 Scott Spellmon Sr
WR 6Ben WhiteJr
RB 28Benny WrightJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 52Larry BigginsJr
DL 69Jay BridgeSr
DL 94Jim BrockJr
DB 22Matt BucknerSr
S 33Peel ChronisterJr
DB 16Reggie FullwoodJr
DE 98Kurt GutierrezSr
DL 87Bob KleinhampleSr
DB 13Darold LandoSr
DL 44Tom MalloySr
DB 27Doug PavekSr
DL 81Craig RollinsSr
LB 90Dave ScheyerJr
DB 14John ThomsonSr
DL 73Lloyd WalkerSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 93Bit RambuschFr
K 1Craig StopaSr
K 39Keith WalkerFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Season summary

Western Michigan

Rutgers

At Penn

Yale

Yale Bulldogs at Army Cadets (3–0)
Period1234Total
Yale 063716
Army 717142159

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]
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
YalePassingMike Curtin11/20, 120 Yds, INT
RushingRed Macauley15 Rush, 43 Yds
ReceivingKevin Moriarty5 Rec, 68 Yds
ArmyPassingRob Healy3/3, 51 Yds, TD
RushingDoug Black15 Rush, 122 Yds, TD
Receiving Scott Spellmon 1 Rec, 42 Yds, TD

At Boston College

At Notre Dame

1234Total
Cadets073010
•Fighting Irish1407324
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

[11]

Colgate

Holy Cross

At Air Force

Memphis State

vs Navy

Army Cadets (8–2) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)
Period1234Total
Navy 7001017
Army 70007

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
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg 1985 Army vs. Navy – Television broadcast

Peach Bowl (vs Illinois)

Illinois vs. Army
1234Total
Fighting Illini3137629
•Cadets7147331

[17]

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