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American college football season
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 Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 14 Western Michigan W 48–6
September 21 Rutgers Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 20–16
September 28 at Penn W 41–323,765 [ 1]
October 5 Yale Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 59–1640,415 [ 2]
October 12 Boston College Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 45–1440,525
October 19 12:00 p.m. at Notre Dame No. 19 L 10–2459,075
October 26 Colgate Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 45–4340,063 [ 3]
November 2 Holy Cross Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 34–1240,236 [ 4]
November 9 at No. 5 Air Force L 7–4551,103
November 16 Memphis State Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 49–734,000
December 7 vs. Navy L 7–17
December 31 vs. Illinois W 31–2929,857
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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
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
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
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at Air Force
Navy
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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
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References
^ "Cadets Pummel Quakers" . Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Associated Press . September 29, 1985. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com .
^ Visser, Lesley (October 6, 1985). "Army Leaves Yale Bone Dry, 59-16" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Army Holds Off Colgate, 45-43" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 27, 1985. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Dupont, Kevin Paul (November 3, 1985). "Army Takes Advantage of Holy Cross" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "United States Military Academy – 1985" . College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2012 .
^ "Irish upset No. 19 Army to answer critics." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 20.
^ "NAVY STUNS ARMY IN 17-7 UPSET" . The New York Times . December 8, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020 .
^ "ARMY'S AIR ATTACK STUNS ILLINI" . The New York Times . January 1, 1986. Retrieved January 19, 2020 .
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