1985 Army Cadets football team

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.

1985 Army Cadets football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 31–29 vs. Illinois
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record9–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 14Western MichiganW 48–6
September 21Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 20–16
September 28at PennW 41–3
October 5Yale
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 59–16
October 12Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 45–14
October 19at Notre DameNo. 19L 10–2459,075
October 26Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 45–43
November 2Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 34–12
November 9at No. 5 Air ForceL 7–4551,103
November 16Memphis State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 49–7
December 7vs. NavyL 7–17
December 31vs. IllinoisW 31–2929,857
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1985 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB Doug Black Sr
QB Tory Crawford So
QB Rob Healy Sr
RB Clarence Jones
RB William Lampley
OT Joe Manausa
OL Bryan Parlier Sr
OG Donnie Smith
WR Scott Spellmon
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Jim Brock
DE Kurt Gutierrez
S Peel Chronister
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Craig Stopa Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Game summaries

    at Notre Dame

    1 234Total
    Cadets 0 730 10
    Fighting Irish 14 073 24

    [2]

    at Air Force

    [3]

    vs. Illinois (Peach Bowl)

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


    [4]

    References

    1. "United States Military Academy – 1985". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
    2. "Irish upset No. 19 Army to answer critics." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 20.
    3. "NAVY STUNS ARMY IN 17-7 UPSET". The New York Times. December 8, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
    4. "ARMY'S AIR ATTACK STUNS ILLINI". The New York Times. January 1, 1986. Retrieved January 19, 2020.


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