# 1987 Army Cadets football team

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. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 17–3.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | | No. 4 Holy Cross | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | L 24–34 | 38,428 |
| September 19 | | at Kansas State | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | W 41–14 | 27,500 |
| September 26 | | The Citadel | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 48–6 | 37,548 |
| October 3 | | Wake Forest | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | L 13–17 | 36,690 |
| October 10 | | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | L 24–29 | 31,500 |
| October 17 | | Colgate | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | L 20–22 | 40,578 |
| October 24 | | Rutgers | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | L 14–27 | |
| October 31 | | Temple | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 17–7 | |
| November 7 | | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | L 10–27 | 49,183 |
| November 14 | | Lafayette | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 49–37 | 37,195 |
| December 5 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Navy | Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) | W 17–3 | 68,000 |
| Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Kansas State

The Cadets rushed out to a 17–0 halftime lead by quarterback Tory Crawford who ran for 128 yards and three touchdowns in the contest.

### Temple

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Temple | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Army | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York
* Date: October 31
* Game attendance: 32,053
Game information :
ARMY - Barnett 1 yard run (Rambusch kick)
TEMP - Quinn 2 yard run (Wright kick)
ARMY - Charette 64 yard pass from Leone (Rambusch kick)
ARMY - Rambusch 39 yard field goal
Temple
Baker 4/6, 37 Yds
Quinn 29 Rush, 144 Yds, TD
Garczynski 1 Rec, 26 Yds
Army
Leone 1/1, 64 Yds, TD
Barnett 26 Rush, 114 Yds, TD
Charette 1 Rec, 64 Yds, TD :

### At Air Force

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Army | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Air Force | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Date: November 7, 1987
* Game attendance: 49,183
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Army | Passing | | |
| Army | Rushing | | |
| Army | Receiving | | |
| Air Force | Passing | | |
| Air Force | Rushing | Dee Dowis | 129 Yds, TD |
| Air Force | Receiving | | |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | ARMY | AFA |
| 1 | | 10 | 86 | | Air Force | Anthony Roberson 1-yard touchdown run, kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 7:02 | | | | Army | 32-yard field goal by Bit Rambusch | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 0:30 | 16 | 83 | | Air Force | Dee Dowis 3-yard touchdown run, kick good | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | 7:25 | | | | Army | Mike Mayweather 46-yard touchdown reception from Tory Crawford, kick good | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | 3:59 | | | | Air Force | Albert Booker 1-yard touchdown run, kick good | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | | | | | Air Force | Interception return 24 yards for touchdown by Kevin Hughes | 10 | 27 |
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### vs Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Army | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 5
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 68,000
Game information :
Navy
Alton Grizzard 3/5, 59 Yds 17 Rush, 53 Yds
Don Hughes 2 Rec, 49 Yds
Army
Tory Crawford 2/4, 22 Yds
Mike Mayweather 25 Rush, 119 Yds
Andy Peterson 1 Rec, 11 Yds
Ben Barnett 1 Rec, 11 Yds :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | NAVY | ARMY |
| 1 | | | | | Army | 40-yard field goal by Bit Rambusch | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | | | | | Army | Andy Peterson 1-yard touchdown run, Bit Rambusch kick good | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 5:01 | | | | Navy | 30-yard field goal by Ted Fundoukas | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | | | | | Army | Tory Crawford 7-yard touchdown run, Bit Rambusch kick good | 3 | 17 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 3 | 17 |