1985 Army Cadets football team
American college football season
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]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 14 Western Michigan W 48–6September 21 Rutgers Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 20–16September 28 at Penn W 41–323,765 [ 2] October 5 Yale Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 59–1640,415 [ 3] October 12 Boston College Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 45–1440,525 October 19 12:00 p.m. at Notre Dame No. 19 L 10–2459,075 October 26 Colgate Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 45–4340,063 [ 4] November 2 Holy Cross Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 34–1240,236 [ 5] November 9 at No. 5 Air Force L 7–4551,103 November 16 Memphis State Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 49–734,000 December 7 vs. Navy L 7–17December 31 vs. Illinois W 31–2929,857
[ 6]
Game summaries
Western Michigan
Clarence Jones 110 rush yards[ 7]
Rutgers
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At Penn
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Yale
Most points Army scored since 1958
Craig Stopa's 53-yard field goal in the second quarter was a school record[ 9]
Tory Crawford replaced injured Rob Healy (cracked ribs) [ 10]
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[ 11]
At Notre Dame
1
2 3 4 Total
Cadets
0
7 3 0
10
• Fighting Irish
14
0 7 3
24
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
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Colgate
Tory Crawford (off the bench) 136 rush yards[ 13]
Holy Cross
Tory Crawford 134 rush yards, 2 TDs [ECAC Offensive Player of the Week][ 14]
At Air Force
Memphis State
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vs Navy
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
Third quarter
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
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 .[ 16]
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Illinois vs. Army
1
2 3 4 Total
Fighting Illini
3
13 7 6
29
• Cadets
7
14 7 3
31
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Personnel
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
References
^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/polls.html ^ "Cadets Pummel Quakers" . Poughkeepsie Journal Associated Press . September 29, 1985. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com .^ Visser, Lesley (October 6, 1985). "Army Leaves Yale Bone Dry, 59-16" . Boston Sunday Globe Newspapers.com . ^ "Army Holds Off Colgate, 45-43" . Boston Sunday Globe Newspapers.com .^ Dupont, Kevin Paul (November 3, 1985). "Army Takes Advantage of Holy Cross" . Boston Sunday Globe Newspapers.com . ^ "United States Military Academy – 1985" . College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2012 .^ Gill, Bo (September 11, 1986). "Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse" . Retrieved December 28, 2022 . ^ "College Football Scoreboard." Gainesville Sun. pg.6F. 1985-Oct-06. Retrieved 2022-Dec-25.
^ "Army 59, Yale 16" . UPI Archives . October 5, 1985. Retrieved December 25, 2022 .^ Wallace, William N. (October 6, 1985). "Army Crushes Yale By 59-16 To Go 4-0" . New York Times . Retrieved December 25, 2022 . ^ Gill, Bo (September 11, 1986). "Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse" . Retrieved December 28, 2022 . ^ "Irish upset No. 19 Army to answer critics." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 20. ^ Gill, Bo (September 11, 1986). "Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse" . Retrieved December 28, 2022 . ^ Gill, Bo (September 11, 1986). "Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse" . Retrieved December 28, 2022 . ^ "In a Farewell Appearance, McCallum Stuns Army." Washington Post. 1985 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-28.
^ "It's bon voyage for Navy's McCallum." Milwaukee Journal. 1985 Dec 8.
^ "NAVY STUNS ARMY IN 17-7 UPSET" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 19, 2020 .^ "ARMY'S AIR ATTACK STUNS ILLINI" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 19, 2020 .
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