1984 Army Cadets football team

The 1984 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled an 8–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 320 to 218.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy by a 28–11 score. The Cadets also defeated Michigan State, 10–6, in the 1984 Cherry Bowl.[2]

1984 Army Cadets football
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
Cherry Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
1984 record8–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Boston College        10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina        10 2 0
Army        8 3 1
Rutgers        7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State        7 3 2
Virginia Tech        8 4 0
West Virginia        8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)        8 5 0
Notre Dame        7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Penn State        6 5 0
Syracuse        6 5 0
Temple        6 5 0
Memphis State        5 5 1
Navy        4 6 1
Southern Miss        4 7 0
Pittsburgh        3 7 1
Tulane        3 8 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
East Carolina        2 9 0
Louisville        2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15ColgateW 41–15
September 22at TennesseeT 24–24
September 29Duke
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 13–9
October 6Harvard
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 33–11
October 13vs. RutgersL 7–14
October 20Penn
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 48–13
October 27at SyracuseL 16–27
November 3Air Force
W 24–12
November 10at No. 16 Boston CollegeL 31–45
November 17vs. MontanaW 45–31
December 1vs. NavyW 28–11
December 22vs. Michigan StateW 10–6
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB Doug Black Jr
RB Dee Bryant
RB Ed Cole
QB Tory Crawford
WR Rob Dickerson
QB Rob Healy
OL Karl Heineman
RB Ron Herring
RB Jarvis Hollingsworth
RB Clarence Jones
OL Bill Kime
RB William Lampley
OL Vince McDermott
RB Kevin McKelvy
OL Bryan Parlier Jr
RB Tom Perry
RB Andy Peterson
FB Dave Pratt
OL Ron Rice
QB Nate Sassaman Sr
RB Scott Schwartz
OL Don Smith
WR Scott Spellmon
WR Ben White
OL David Woolfolk
RB Benny Wright
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Brad Allen
LB Marty Baptiste
LB Jim Gentile
DB Eric Griffin
DE Kurt Gutierrez
DL Jim Jennings
CB Kermit McKelvey
S Doug Pavek
LB John Roney
DL Mike Sears
DB Bob Silver
DB Mike Tease
DL Rob Ulses
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Dave Grasch
K John Lopes
K Craig Stopa
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    at Boston College

    vs. Navy

    Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
    1 2 34Total
    Army 7 7 7728
    Navy 0 3 0811

    at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    • Date: December 1
    • Game weather: Sunny
    • Game attendance: 73,180
    • [3]
    • Army's first win versus Navy since 1977
    • Nate Sassaman – 25 Rush, 154 Yards (finished with over 1,000 yards for the season)

    Cherry Bowl (vs. Michigan State)

    1 234Total
    Cadets 0 703 10
    Spartans 0 006 6

    [4]

    References

    1. "Army Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
    2. "1984 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
    3. "Army Foot Soldiers Leave Navy High and Dry, 28-11." Washington Post. 02 Dec 1984. Retrieved 2020-Dec-06.
    4. "ARMY WINS, 10-6, IN ITS BOWL DEBUT". The New York Times. December 23, 1984. Retrieved November 23, 2019.


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