1985 Army Cadets football team

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)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
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
October 5	Yale		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 59–16
October 12	Boston College		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 45–14
October 19	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
November 2	Holy Cross		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 34–12
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
December 7	vs. Navy		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/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

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Roster

1985 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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 G Donnie Smith WR Scott Spellmon	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Jim Brock DE Kurt Gutierrez S Peel Chronister	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Craig Stopa Sr	Head coach Jim Young Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

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

Scoring summary 1 ND Pernell Taylor 1-yard run (John Carney kick) ND 7-0 1 ND Tim Brown 19-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Carney kick) ND 14-0 2 ARMY Bill Lampley 4-yard run (Craig Stopa kick) ND 14-7 3 ARMY Craig Stopa 22-yard field goal ND 14-10 3 ND Allen Pinkett 1-yard run (John Carney kick) ND 21-10 4 6:23 ND John Carney 21-yard field goal ND 24-10

See also: 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

at Air Force

See also: 1985 Air Force Falcons football team

Navy

See also: 1985 Navy Midshipmen football team

vs. Illinois (Peach Bowl)

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

Main article: 1985 Peach Bowl

See also: 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3–1	1959	L 14–20