1985 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1985 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record4–7
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
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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 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7North Carolina
L 19–21
September 14at Delaware
L 13–1623,110
September 21at Indiana
L 35–38
September 28at No. 20 Virginia
W 17–1344,000
October 12No. 13 Air Force
L 7–2435,663
October 19Lafayettedagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 56–1428,402[3]
October 262:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–729,343
November 23:30 p.m.at Notre Dame
ABCL 17–4159,075
November 9Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 20–2425,049
November 16at South Carolina
L 31–3469,542
December 52:30 p.m.vs. Army
CBSW 17–7
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1985 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Bill Byrne Jr
RB Napoleon McCallum (C) Redshirt.svg Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Eric Fudge (C) Sr
DL Dirk MacFarlane
DL Dave Pimpo
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Todd Solomon
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Army[]

See also: 1985 Army Cadets football team
Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
1 2 34Total
Navy 7 0 01017
Army 7 0 007

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 71,640
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian
  • [4]

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.[5]

Awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1985). "Navy Dominates Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "In a Farewell Appearance, McCallum Stuns Army." Washington Post. 1985 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-28.
  5. ^ "It's bon voyage for Navy's McCallum." Milwaukee Journal. 1985 Dec 8.
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