1985 Army Cadets football team

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
Captains
  • Kurt Gutierrez
  • Don Smith
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
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. 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Western Michigan
W 48–628,620[2]
September 21Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 20–1639,732[3]
September 28at Penn
W 41–323,765[4]
October 5Yale
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 59–1640,415[5]
October 12Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 45–1440,525[6]
October 19at Notre DameNo. 19
L 10–2459,075[7]
October 26Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 45–4340,063[8]
November 2Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 34–1240,236[9]
November 9at No. 5 Air Force
L 7–4551,103[10]
November 16Memphis State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 49–734,000[11]
December 7vs. Navy
L 7–1771,640[12]
December 31vs. Illinois
W 31–2929,857[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

Game summaries

Western Michigan

  • Clarence Jones 110 rush yards[15]

Rutgers

At Penn

Yale

Yale Bulldogs at Army Cadets (3–0)
Quarter 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
  • [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]
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Yale PassingMike Curtin11/20, 120 Yds, INT
RushingRed Macauley15 Rush, 43 Yds
ReceivingKevin Moriarty5 Rec, 68 Yds
Army PassingRob Healy3/3, 51 Yds, TD
RushingDoug Black15 Rush, 122 Yds, TD
ReceivingScott Spellmon1 Rec, 42 Yds, TD

At Boston College

  • Tory Crawford (first start) 131 rush yards, three TDs [ECAC Offensive Player of the Week]
  • Clarence Jones 103 rush yards[15]

At Notre Dame

Team 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

[19]

Colgate

  • Tory Crawford (off the bench) 136 rush yards[15]

Holy Cross

  • Tory Crawford 134 rush yards, 2 TDs [ECAC Offensive Player of the Week][15]

At Air Force

Memphis State

vs Navy

Army Cadets (8–2) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)
Quarter 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.[21]

[22]

External videos
video icon 1985 Army vs. Navy – Television broadcast

Peach Bowl (vs Illinois)

Illinois vs. Army
Team 1 234Total
Fighting Illini 3 1376 29
• Cadets 7 1473 31

[23]

Roster

1985 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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 Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ↑ "Army Black Knights Poll History". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
    2. ↑ "Army crushes W. Michigan, 48–6". The Reporter Dispatch. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ↑ "Army gives Rutgers the boot 20–16". St. Petersburg Times. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ↑ "Cadets Pummel Quakers". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Associated Press. September 29, 1985. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ↑ Visser, Lesley (October 6, 1985). "Army Leaves Yale Bone Dry, 59–16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ↑ "Army blasts Boston College". The Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ↑ "Notre Dame puts end to Army's win streak". The Spokesman-Review. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ↑ "Army Holds Off Colgate, 45–43". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 27, 1985. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ↑ Dupont, Kevin Paul (November 3, 1985). "Army Takes Advantage of Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ↑ "Air Force captures 13th straight win". The Salisbury Post. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ↑ "Healy leads Army to win over Tigers". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ↑ "McCallum carries Navy to upset". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 8, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ↑ "Army discharges Illini 31–29 in soggy Peach". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    14. ↑ "United States Military Academy – 1985". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
    15. 1 2 3 4 Gill, Bo (September 11, 1986). "Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse". Retrieved December 28, 2022.
    16. ↑ "College Football Scoreboard." Gainesville Sun. pg.6F. 1985-Oct-06. Retrieved 2022-Dec-25.
    17. ↑ "Army 59, Yale 16". UPI Archives. October 5, 1985. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
    18. ↑ Wallace, William N. (October 6, 1985). "Army Crushes Yale By 59-16 To Go 4-0". New York Times. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
    19. ↑ "Gainesville Sun - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
    20. ↑ "In a Farewell Appearance, McCallum Stuns Army." Washington Post. 1985 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-28.
    21. ↑ "It's bon voyage for Navy's McCallum." Milwaukee Journal. 1985 Dec 8.
    22. ↑ "NAVY STUNS ARMY IN 17-7 UPSET". The New York Times. December 8, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
    23. ↑ "ARMY'S AIR ATTACK STUNS ILLINI". The New York Times. January 1, 1986. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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