American college football season
The 1984 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled an 8–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 320 to 218.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy by a 28–11 score. The Cadets also defeated Michigan State, 10–6, in the 1984 Cherry Bowl.[2]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | Colgate | | W 41–15 | 32,032 | [3] |
September 22 | at Tennessee | | T 24–24 | 89,639 | [4] |
September 29 | Duke | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 13–9 | 37,026 | [5] |
October 6 | Harvard | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 33–11 | 40,504 | [6] |
October 13 | at Rutgers | | L 7–14 | | |
October 20 | Penn | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 48–13 | 59,075 | [7] |
October 27 | at Syracuse | | L 16–27 | 41,438 | |
November 3 | Air Force | | W 24–12 | | |
November 10 | at No. 16 Boston College | | L 31–45 | 32,000 | |
November 17 | vs. Montana | | W 45–31 | 60,000 | [8] |
December 1 | vs. Navy | | W 28–11 | 73,180 | |
December 22 | vs. Michigan State | | W 10–6 | 70,332 | |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries[edit]
Colgate[edit]
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At Tennessee[edit]
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Harvard[edit]
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at Rutgers[edit]
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At Syracuse[edit]
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Air Force[edit]
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At Boston College[edit]
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Army | Passing | Nate Sassaman | 4/10, 38 Yds, INT |
Rushing | Nate Sassaman | 25 Rush, 136 Yds, TD |
Receiving | Scott Spellmon | 2 Rec, 26 Yds |
Boston College | Passing | Doug Flutie | 19/29, 311 Yds, 3 TD |
Rushing | Steve Strachan | 15 Rush, 81 Yds, 2 TD |
Receiving | Kelvin Martin | 7 Rec, 126 Yds, 2 TD |
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | ARMY | BC | 1 | | | | | Army | Doug Black 1-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Boston College | Steve Strachan 1-yard touchdown run, Kevin Snow kick good | 7 | 7 | 1 | | | | | Boston College | Scott Gieselman 12-yard touchdown reception from Doug Flutie, Kevin Snow kick no good | 7 | 13 | 2 | | | | | Boston College | Kelvin Martin 34-yard touchdown reception from Doug Flutie, Kevin Snow kick good | 7 | 20 | 2 | | | | | Boston College | Punt returned 45 yards for touchdown by Kelvin Martin, 2-point pass good | 7 | 28 | 2 | | | | | Army | Rob Dickerson 5-yard touchdown reception from Jarvis Hollingsworth, Craig Stopa kick good | 14 | 28 | 3 | | | | | Boston College | 25-yard field goal by Kevin Snow | 14 | 31 | 3 | | | | | Army | Nate Sassaman 8-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good | 21 | 31 | 3 | | | | | Army | 40-yard field goal by Craig Stopa | 24 | 31 | 4 | | | | | Boston College | Steve Strachan 1-yard touchdown run, Kevin Snow kick good | 24 | 38 | 4 | | | | | Army | Jarvis Hollingsworth 10-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good | 24 | 45 | 4 | | | | | Boston College | Kelvin Martin 17-yard touchdown reception from Doug Flutie, Kevin Snow kick good | 31 | 45 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 31 | 45 | |
vs Montana[edit]
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vs Navy[edit]
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First quarter - ARMY – Clarence Jones 6-yard run (Craig Stopa kick). Army 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards.
Second quarter - ARMY – Doug Black 1-yard run (Craig Stopa kick). Army 14–0. Drive: 16 plays, 71 yards.
- NAVY – Todd Solomon 40-yard field goal, 5:00. Army 14–3. Drive:
Third quarter - ARMY – Nate Sassaman 9-yard run (Craig Stopa kick). Army 21–3. Drive:
Fourth quarter - ARMY – Nate Sassaman 6-yard run (Craig Stopa kick). Army 28–3. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards.
- NAVY – Chris Weiler 6-yard pass from Bob Misch (pass good), 8:07. Army 28–11. Drive:
| - Top passers
- ARMY – Nate Sassaman – 4/5, 32 yards, INT
- NAVY – Bob Misch – 22/39, 280 yards, TD
- Top rushers
- ARMY – Doug Black – 31 rushes, 155 yards, TD
- NAVY – Rich Clouse – 12 rushes, 45 yards
- Top receivers
- ARMY – Rob Dickerson – 2 receptions, 17 yards
- NAVY – Chris Weiler – 6 receptions, 54 yards, TD
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- Army's first win versus Navy since 1977
- Nate Sassaman – 25 Rush, 154 Yards (finished with over 1,000 yards for the season)
Cherry Bowl (vs. Michigan State)[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Cadets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | 6:31 | ARMY | Clarence Jones 4-yard run (Stopa kick) | ARMY 7–0 | | 4 | 8:40 | ARMY | Craig Stopa 38-yard field goal | ARMY 10–0 | | 4 | 4:19 | MSU | Bob Wasczenski 36-yard pass from Yarema (pass failed) | ARMY 10–6 | |
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Personnel[edit]
1984 Army Black Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | FB | | Doug Black | Jr | RB | | Dee Bryant | RB | | Ed Cole | QB | | Tory Crawford | WR | | Rob Dickerson | QB | | Rob Healy | OL | | Karl Heineman | RB | | Ron Herring | RB | | Jarvis Hollingsworth | RB | | Clarence Jones | OL | | Bill Kime | RB | | William Lampley | OL | | Vince McDermott | RB | | Kevin McKelvy | OL | | Bryan Parlier | Jr | RB | | Tom Perry | RB | | Andy Peterson | FB | | Dave Pratt | OL | | Ron Rice | QB | 11 | Nate Sassaman | Sr | RB | | Scott Schwartz | OL | | Don Smith | WR | | Scott Spellmon | WR | | Ben White | OL | | David Woolfolk | RB | | Benny Wright | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | | Brad Allen | LB | | Marty Baptiste | LB | | Jim Gentile | DB | | Eric Griffin | DE | | Kurt Gutierrez | DL | | Jim Jennings | CB | | Kermit McKelvey | S | | Doug Pavek | LB | | John Roney | DL | | Mike Sears | DB | | Bob Silver | DB | | Mike Tease | DL | | Rob Ulses | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | | Dave Grasch | K | | John Lopes | K | | Craig Stopa | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References[edit]
- ^ "Army Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "1984 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Cadets Run Over Colgate, 41-15". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. September 9, 1984. pp. 6E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cadets, Vols play to 24–24 tie". Poughkeepsie Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army halts Blue Devils". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (October 7, 1984). "Army Gets Its Wish, Chews Up Harvard, 33-11". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newman, Chuck (October 21, 1984). "Army Infantry Hands Penn Its First Loss, 48-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 7-E, 10-E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mirage Bowl, Griz-Army shootout was entertaining lesson in football for Japanese". The Missoulian. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Football Scoreboard." Gainesville Sun. pg. 4F. 1984 Nov 11. Retrieved 2022-Dec-27.
- ^ "Army Foot Soldiers Leave Navy High and Dry, 28-11." Washington Post. 02 Dec 1984. Retrieved 2020-Dec-06.
- ^ "ARMY WINS, 10-6, IN ITS BOWL DEBUT". The New York Times. December 23, 1984. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
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