1987 Army Cadets football team

The 1987 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled a 5–6 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 277 to 223.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 17–3.[2]

1987 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)        12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse        11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina        8 4 0
Pittsburgh        8 4 0
Penn State        8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame        8 4 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Rutgers        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Memphis State        5 5 1
Northern Illinois        5 5 1
West Virginia        6 6 0
Tulane        6 6 0
Army        5 6 0
Boston College        5 6 0
East Carolina        5 6 0
Akron        4 7 0
Cincinnati        4 7 0
Louisville        3 7 1
Temple        3 8 0
Tulsa        3 8 0
Virginia Tech        2 9 0
Navy        2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 12Holy CrossL 24–34
September 19at Kansas StateW 41–14
September 26The Citadel
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 48–6
October 3Wake Forest
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 13–17
October 10at Boston CollegeL 24–29
October 17Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 20–22
October 24Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–27
October 31Temple
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 17–7
November 7at Air ForceL 10–27
November 14Lafayette
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 49–37
December 52:00 p.m.vs. NavyW 17–3

Personnel

1987 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Ben Barnett
RB Calvin Cass Fr
QB 9 Tory Crawford Sr
WR Sean Jordan
RB 30 Mike Mayweather
RB 47 Andy Peterson
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Ray Griffiths
LB 45 Troy Lingley
DB 18 Edrico Oliver
LB 55 Chuck Schretzman
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Bit Rambusch
K Keith Walker
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Game summaries

    Temple

    Temple Owls at Army Cadets
    1 2 34Total
    Temple 0 7 007
    Army 0 7 10017

    at Michie StadiumWest Point, New York

    • Date: October 31
    • Game attendance: 32,053
    • [3]
    Army Cadets (4–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (2–8)
    1 2 34Total
    Navy 0 0 033
    Army 3 0 01417

    at Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

    • Date: December 5
    • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
    • Game attendance: 68,000
    • [4]

    References

    1. "Army Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
    2. "1987 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
    3. Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 01. Retrieved 2019-Apr-10.
    4. Gainesville Sun. 1987 Dec 06. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.
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