# 1985 Army Cadets 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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 14 | | Western Michigan | | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 48–6 | |
| September 21 | | Rutgers | | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 20–16 | |
| September 28 | | at Penn | | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA | W 41–3 | 23,765 |
| October 5 | | Yale | | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 59–16 | 40,415 |
| October 12 | | Boston College | | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 45–14 | 40,525 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Notre Dame | No. 19 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | L 10–24 | 59,075 |
| October 26 | | Colgate | | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 45–43 | 40,063 |
| November 2 | | Holy Cross | | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 34–12 | 40,236 |
| November 9 | | at No. 5 Air Force | | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | L 7–45 | 51,103 |
| November 16 | | Memphis State | | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 49–7 | 34,000 |
| December 7 | | vs. Navy | | Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) | L 7–17 | |
| December 31 | | vs. Illinois | | Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumAtlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) | W 31–29 | 29,857 |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Western Michigan

* Clarence Jones 110 rush yards

### Yale

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Yale | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Army | 7 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 59 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York
* Date: October 5, 1985
* Game attendance: 40,415
* 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)
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Yale | Passing | Mike Curtin | 11/20, 120 Yds, INT |
| Yale | Rushing | Red Macauley | 15 Rush, 43 Yds |
| Yale | Receiving | Kevin Moriarty | 5 Rec, 68 Yds |
| Army | Passing | Rob Healy | 3/3, 51 Yds, TD |
| Army | Rushing | Doug Black | 15 Rush, 122 Yds, TD |
| Army | Receiving | Scott Spellmon | 1 Rec, 42 Yds, TD |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | YALE | ARMY |
| 1 | | | 73 | | Army | William Lampley 7-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | | | | | Army | Benny White 33-yard touchdown reception from Rob Healy, Craig Stopa kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | | | | | Yale | Red Macauley 11-yard touchdown reception from Kelly Ryan, 2-point run failed | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | | | 79 | | Army | Doug Black 2-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | | | | | Army | 53-yard field goal by Craig Stopa | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | | | | | Yale | 27-yard field goal by John Duryea | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | | | | | Army | Tory Crawford 4-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | | | | | Army | Scott Spellmon 42-yard touchdown reception from Tory Crawford, Craig Stopa kick good | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | | | | | Army | Kevin McKelvy 18-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | | | | | Army | Alan Edwards 6-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good | 9 | 52 |
| 4 | | | | | Army | Ed Cole 3-yard touchdown run, Keith Walker kick good | 9 | 59 |
| 4 | | | | | Yale | Troxell 9-yard touchdown reception from Andrews, Cucci kick good | 16 | 59 |
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### 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cadets | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| • Fighting Irish | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### Colgate

* Tory Crawford (off the bench) 136 rush yards

### Holy Cross

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

### vs Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Army | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 7, 1985
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 71,640
* TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian
Game information :
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)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Illini | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| • Cadets | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |