1985 Army Cadets football team explained

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
Captain:	Kurt Gutierrez, Don Smith
Stadium:	Michie Stadium
Champion:	Peach Bowl champion
Bowl:	Peach Bowl
Bowl Result:	W 31–29 vs. Illinois

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

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Game summaries

Western Michigan

• Clarence Jones 110 rush yards^[2]

Yale

• Most points Army scored since 1958
• Craig Stopa's 53-yard field goal in the second quarter was a school record^[3]
• Tory Crawford replaced injured Rob Healy (cracked ribs) ^[4]

At Boston College

• Tory Crawford (first start) 131 rush yards, three TDs [ECAC Offensive Player of the Week]
• Clarence Jones 103 rush yards^[5]

At Notre Dame

See also: 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.

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Colgate

• Tory Crawford (off the bench) 136 rush yards^[7]

Holy Cross

• Tory Crawford 134 rush yards, 2 TDs [ECAC Offensive Player of the Week]^[8]

At Air Force

See also: 1985 Air Force Falcons football team.

vs Navy

See also: Army–Navy Game. 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.^[9]

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Peach Bowl (vs Illinois)

See main article: 1985 Peach Bowl.

See also: 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Military Academy – 1985 . College Football Reference . October 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000045/http://cfreference.net/cfr/schools/army/82/1985;jsessionid=22396556C04041473FA5A18E40D8C571 . March 4, 2016 . dead .
2. Web site: Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse. Gill. Bo. September 11, 1986. December 28, 2022.
3. Web site: Army 59, Yale 16. . October 5, 1985. UPI Archives. December 25, 2022.
4. Web site: Army Crushes Yale By 59-16 To Go 4-0 . Wallace . William N. . October 6, 1985 . New York Times . December 25, 2022 .
5. Web site: Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse. Gill. Bo. September 11, 1986. December 28, 2022.
6. 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.
7. Web site: Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse. Gill. Bo. September 11, 1986. December 28, 2022.
8. Web site: Tory Crawford leading the way as Army prepares for Syracuse. Gill. Bo. September 11, 1986. December 28, 2022.
9. "It's bon voyage for Navy's McCallum." Milwaukee Journal. 1985 Dec 8.
10. News: December 8, 1985 . NAVY STUNS ARMY IN 17-7 UPSET . . January 19, 2020 .
11. News: January 1, 1986 . ARMY'S AIR ATTACK STUNS ILLINI . . January 19, 2020 .