1985 Army Cadets football team

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1985 Army Cadets football
1985 Army Cadets football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 31–29 vs. Illinois
Conference	Independent
Record	9–3
Head coach	Jim Young (3rd season);
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sutton (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Kurt Gutierrez, Don Smith
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14		Western Michigan		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 48–6
September 21		Rutgers		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 20–16
September 28		at Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 41–3	23,765	^[1]
October 5		Yale		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 59–16	40,415	^[2]
October 12		Boston College		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 45–14	40,525
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Notre Dame	No. 19	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 10–24	59,075
October 26		Colgate		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 45–43	40,063	^[3]
November 2		Holy Cross		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 34–12	40,236	^[4]
November 9		at No. 5 Air Force		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 7–45	51,103
November 16		Memphis State		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 49–7	34,000
December 7		vs. Navy		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 7–17
December 31		vs. Illinois		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	W 31–29	29,857
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Western Michigan

Clarence Jones 110 rush yards^[6]

Rutgers

At Penn

Yale

Yale Bulldogs at Army Cadets (3–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	0	6	3	7	16
Army	7	17	14	21	59

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

Date: October 5, 1985
Game attendance: 40,415
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Most points Army scored since 1958
Craig Stopa's 53-yard field goal in the second quarter was a school record^[8]
Tory Crawford replaced injured Rob Healy (cracked ribs) ^[9]

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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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^[10]

At Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cadets	0	7	3	0	10
• Fighting Irish	14	0	7	3	24

Date: Saturday, October 19
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game attendance: 59,075

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Colgate

Tory Crawford (off the bench) 136 rush yards^[12]

Holy Cross

Tory Crawford 134 rush yards, 2 TDs [ECAC Offensive Player of the Week]^[13]

At Air Force

Memphis State

vs Navy

Army Cadets (8–2) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	7	0	0	10	17
Army	7	0	0	0	7

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: December 7, 1985
Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 71,640
TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian
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Game information

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.^[15]

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Peach Bowl (vs Illinois)

Illinois vs. Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	3	13	7	6	29
• Cadets	7	14	7	3	31

Date: December 31
Location:
Fulton County Stadium,
Atlanta, Georgia
Game attendance: 29,857
TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and Steve Davis

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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

Jim Young

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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