# 1986 Army Cadets football team

The 1986 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled a 6–5 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 292 to 276. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 27–7.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 13 | Syracuse | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 33–28 | 38,822 |
| September 20 | at Northwestern | Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL | L 18–25 | |
| September 27 | Wake Forest | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | L 14–49 | 40,853 |
| October 4 | at Yale | Yale BowlNew Haven, CT | W 41–24 | 25,075 |
| October 11 | at Tennessee | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | W 25–21 | 91,343 |
| October 18 | Holy Cross | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | L 14–17 | 40,884 |
| October 25 | vs. Rutgers | Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ | L 7–35 | |
| November 1 | Boston College | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | L 20–27 | 40,315 |
| November 8 | Air Force | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | W 21–11 | |
| November 15 | Lafayette | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 56–48 | 40,088 |
| December 6 | vs. Navy | Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) | W 27–7 | |

## Game summaries
### At Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Army | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 25 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
* Date: October 11
* Game attendance: 91,343
Game information :
TENN - Howard 6 yard run (Reveiz kick)
TENN - Howard 4 yard run (Reveiz kick)
ARMY - Jones 1 yard run (Rambusch kick)
TENN - Howard 1 yard run (Reveiz kick)
ARMY - Rambusch 27 yard field goal
ARMY - Jones 1 yard run (run good)
ARMY - Fullwood 2 yard blocked punt return (Rambusch kick)
Army
Crawford 4/7, 34 Yds, 2 INT 25 Rush, 112 Yds
Jones 3 Rec, 26 Yds
Tennessee
Francis 24/33, 334 Yds, INT
Howard 17 Rush, 47 Yds, 3 TD
Cleveland 3 Rec, 90 Yds :

### Lafayette

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Lafayette | 21 | 27 | 48 |
| Army | 28 | 28 | 56 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York
* Date: November 16, 1986
* Game attendance: 40,088

### vs Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Army | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Navy | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 6
* Game attendance: 71,570
* TV announcers: Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian
Game information :
Army
Tory Crawford 3/4, 53 Yds 23 Rush, 94 Yds, TD
Ben White 2 Rec, 31 Yds
Navy
Bob Misch 8/15, 93 Yds, INT
Don Holl 17 Rush, 88 Yds, TD 4 Rec, 42 Yds :
The entire game was played without a single penalty being committed by either team.
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | ARMY | NAVY |
| 1 | | | | | Army | 24-yard field goal by Keith Walker | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | | | | | Army | 24-yard field goal by Keith Walker | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | | 6 | | | Army | Andy Peterson 1-yard touchdown run, Keith Walker kick good | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | | | | | Navy | Don Holl 3-yard touchdown run, Ted Fundoukas kick good | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | | | 79 | | Army | Tory Crawford 1-yard touchdown run, Keith Walker kick good | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | | | | | Army | Clarence Jones 5-yard touchdown run, Keith Walker kick good | 27 | 7 |
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