1987 Army Cadets football team

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1987 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Sutton (5th season)
CaptainDave Berdan, Tory Crawford
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Syracuse   –   –   11 – 0 – 1
No. 2 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 15 South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
West Virginia   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Temple   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled a 5–6 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 277 to 223.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 17–3.[2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12No. 4 Holy Cross
L 24–3438,428
September 19at Kansas State
W 41–1427,500
September 26The Citadel
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 48–637,548
October 3Wake Forest
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 13–1736,690
October 10at Boston College
L 24–2931,500
October 17Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 20–2240,578[3]
October 24Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–27
October 31Temple
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 17–7
November 7at Air Force
L 10–2749,183
November 14Lafayette
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 49–3737,195[4]
December 52:00 p.m.vs. Navy
W 17–368,000
  • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel[]

1987 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Ben Barnett
RB Calvin Cass Fr
QB 9 Tory Crawford Sr
WR Sean Jordan
RB 30 Mike Mayweather
RB 47 Andy Peterson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Ray Griffiths
LB 45 Troy Lingley
DB 18 Edrico Oliver
LB 55 Chuck Schretzman
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Bit Rambusch
K Keith Walker
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Temple[]

Temple Owls at Army Cadets
1 2 34Total
Temple 0 7 007
Army 0 7 10017

at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

  • Date: October 31
  • Game attendance: 32,053
  • [5]

Navy[]

See also: 1987 Navy Midshipmen football team
Army Cadets (4–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (2–8)
1 2 34Total
Navy 0 0 033
Army 3 0 01417

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 68,000
  • [6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "1987 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Dawson, Barrie (October 18, 1987). "Injuries Take Toll on Army". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Army Outruns Lafayette's Air Attack". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. November 15, 1987. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 01. Retrieved 2019-Apr-10.
  6. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Dec 06. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.
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