1985 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1985 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2]

1985 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record47
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7North CarolinaL 19–21
September 14at DelawareL 13–1623,110
September 21at IndianaL 35–38
September 28at No. 20 VirginiaW 17–13
October 12No. 13 Air Force
L 7–2435,663
October 19Lafayette
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 56–14
October 26Pittsburgh
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–729,343
November 2at Notre DameL 17–4159,075
November 9Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 20–24
November 16at South CarolinaL 31–34
December 52:30 p.m.vs. ArmyCBSW 17–7
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

Roster

1985 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Bill Byrne Jr
RB Napoleon McCallum (C)  Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Eric Fudge (C) Sr
DL Dirk MacFarlane
DL Dave Pimpo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Todd Solomon
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Game summaries

    Army

    Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
    1 2 34Total
    Navy 7 0 01017
    Army 7 0 007

    at Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

    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.[5]

    Awards

    • Napoleon McCallum – Heisman Trophy voting (7th)

    References

    1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
    2. "Navy Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
    3. 2011 Navy football media guide.
    4. "In a Farewell Appearance, McCallum Stuns Army." Washington Post. 1985 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-28.
    5. "It's bon voyage for Navy's McCallum." Milwaukee Journal. 1985 Dec 8.


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