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1985 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1985
team	Army Cadets
sport	football
conference	Independent
record	9–3
head_coach	Jim Young
hc_year	3rd
off_scheme	Triple option
def_coach	Bob Sutton
dc_year	3rd
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Kurt Gutierrez
captain2	Don Smith
stadium	Michie Stadium
champion	Peach Bowl champion
bowl	[Peach Bowl](1985-peach-bowl)
bowl_result	W 31–29 vs. [Illinois](1985-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)

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. Starting off with wins in each of their first five games, the Cadets were ranked by the AP Poll at 19th prior to the game against Notre Dame. It was the first time Army was ranked in 23 years; Army would not be ranked in an AP Poll again until 1996. The Cadets offense scored 396 points, while the defense allowed 232 points.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Western Michigan

Clarence Jones 110 rush yards

Rutgers

At Penn

Yale

Most points Army scored since 1958
Craig Stopa's 53-yard field goal in the second quarter was a school record
Tory Crawford replaced injured Rob Healy (cracked ribs)

At Boston College

Tory Crawford (first start) 131 rush yards, three TDs [ECAC Offensive Player of the Week]
Clarence Jones 103 rush yards

At Notre Dame

Colgate

Tory Crawford (off the bench) 136 rush yards

Holy Cross

Tory Crawford 134 rush yards, 2 TDs [ECAC Offensive Player of the Week]

At Air Force

Memphis State

vs Navy

First quarter

NAVY – Troy Saunders 13-yard pass from Bob Misch (Todd Solomon kick), 6:54. ''Navy 7–0. '''Drive: 16 plays, 73 yards.'''''
ARMY – Clarence Jones 10-yard run (kick good). Tie 7–7. Second quarter
No scoring Third quarter
No scoring Fourth quarter
NAVY – Chuck Smith 5-yard run (Todd Solomon kick), 8:26. Navy 14–7.
NAVY – Todd Solomon 26-yard field goal, 1:15. Navy 17–7. ;Top rushers
NAVY – Napoleon McCallum – 41 rushes, 217 yards 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.

Peach Bowl (vs Illinois)

Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Main article: 1985 Peach Bowl

Roster

Jim Young

References

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/polls.html
(September 15, 1985). "Army crushes W. Michigan, 48–6". The Reporter Dispatch.
(September 22, 1985). "Army gives Rutgers the boot 20–16". St. Petersburg Times.
(September 29, 1985). "Cadets Pummel Quakers". [[Poughkeepsie Journal]].
Visser, Lesley. (October 6, 1985). "Army Leaves Yale Bone Dry, 59–16". [[The Boston Globe.
(October 13, 1985). "Army blasts Boston College". The Clarion-Ledger.
(October 20, 1985). "Notre Dame puts end to Army's win streak". The Spokesman-Review.
(October 27, 1985). "Army Holds Off Colgate, 45–43". [[The Boston Globe.
Dupont, Kevin Paul. (November 3, 1985). "Army Takes Advantage of Holy Cross". [[The Boston Globe.
(November 10, 1985). "Air Force captures 13th straight win". The Salisbury Post.
(November 17, 1985). "Healy leads Army to win over Tigers". The Macon Telegraph & News.
(December 8, 1985). "McCallum carries Navy to upset". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(January 1, 1986). "Army discharges Illini 31–29 in soggy Peach". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
"United States Military Academy – 1985". College Football Reference.
Gill, Bo. (September 11, 1986). "Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse".
"College Football Scoreboard." Gainesville Sun. pg.6F. 1985-Oct-06. Retrieved 2022-Dec-25.
. (October 5, 1985). ["Army 59, Yale 16"](https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/10/05/ARMY-59-YALE-16/8751497332800/).
Wallace, William N.. (October 6, 1985). "Army Crushes Yale By 59-16 To Go 4-0".
Gill, Bo. (September 11, 1986). "Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse".
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=dBzKUGQurMsC&dat=19851020&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Irish upset No. 19 Army to answer critics." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 20.]
Gill, Bo. (September 11, 1986). "Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse".
Gill, Bo. (September 11, 1986). "Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse".
"In a Farewell Appearance, McCallum Stuns Army." Washington Post. 1985 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-28.
"It's bon voyage for Navy's McCallum." Milwaukee Journal. 1985 Dec 8.
(December 8, 1985). "NAVY STUNS ARMY IN 17-7 UPSET". [[The New York Times]].
(January 1, 1986). "ARMY'S AIR ATTACK STUNS ILLINI". [[The New York Times]].

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