1985 Army Cadets football team

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1985 Army Cadets football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 31–29 vs. Illinois
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record9–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Sutton (3rd season)
CaptainKurt Gutierrez, Don Smith
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Western Michigan
W 48–6
September 21Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 20–16
September 28at Penn
W 41–323,765[1]
October 5Yale
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 59–1640,415[2]
October 12Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 45–1440,525
October 1912:00 p.m.at Notre DameNo. 19
L 10–2459,075
October 26Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 45–4340,063[3]
November 2Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 34–1240,236[4]
November 9at No. 5 Air Force
L 7–4551,103
November 16Memphis State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 49–734,000
December 7vs. Navy
L 7–17
December 31vs. Illinois
W 31–2929,857
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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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
OG 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

at Notre Dame[]

1 234Total
Cadets 0 730 10
• Fighting Irish 14 073 24
  • Date: Saturday, October 19
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game attendance: 59,075
See also: 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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at Air Force[]

See also: 1985 Air Force Falcons football team

Navy[]

See also: 1985 Navy Midshipmen football team

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vs. Illinois (Peach Bowl)[]

Illinois vs. Army
1 234Total
Fighting Illini 3 1376 29
• Cadets 7 1473 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


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References[]

  1. ^ "Cadets Pummel Quakers". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Associated Press. September 29, 1985. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Visser, Lesley (October 6, 1985). "Army Leaves Yale Bone Dry, 59-16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Army Holds Off Colgate, 45-43". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 27, 1985. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dupont, Kevin Paul (November 3, 1985). "Army Takes Advantage of Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "United States Military Academy – 1985". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "Irish upset No. 19 Army to answer critics." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 20.
  7. ^ "NAVY STUNS ARMY IN 17-7 UPSET". The New York Times. December 8, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "ARMY'S AIR ATTACK STUNS ILLINI". The New York Times. January 1, 1986. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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