American college football season
The 1985 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season .[1] [2]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 North Carolina L 19–2126,394 [3] September 14 at Delaware L 13–1623,110 September 21 at Indiana L 35–3835,610 September 28 at No. 20 Virginia W 17–1344,000 [4] October 12 No. 13 Air Force L 7–2435,663 October 19 Lafayette Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD W 56–1428,402 [5] October 26 2:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD W 21–729,343 November 2 3:30 p.m. at Notre Dame ABC L 17–4159,075 November 9 Syracuse Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD L 20–2425,049 November 16 at South Carolina L 31–3469,542 [6] December 5 2:30 p.m. vs. Army CBS W 17–7 HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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vs Army [ edit ] 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
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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
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 .[8]
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Personnel [ edit ] 1985 Navy Midshipmen football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class RB John Berner OL Frank Bijak QB Bill Byrne Jr OL Chris Castelli OL Pat Hoffman WR Anthony Hollinger TE Kenneth Kmiec WR John Lobb RB Napoleon McCallum (C) RSr RB John McKenna OL Mark Miller QB Bob Misch WR Mike Ray WR Troy Saunders TE Gregory Schildmeyer RB Chuck Smith RB Mike Smith TE John Sniffen OL Vic Tuttle
Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Steve Brady DB John Carroll LB Tom Doman LB Jim Dwyer DB Marc Firlie DL Eric Fudge (C) Sr DL Dirk MacFarlane LB Vince McBeth DB Tom Metzger DB Mike Milo DL Mike Musser DL Dave Pimpo DL Bob Plantz DL Kent Van Horn DL Chad Van Hulzen
Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Andy Mueck P Scott Quinlan K Todd Solomon
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
References [ edit ] ^ "Football History" (PDF) . United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015 . ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1985-1989)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015 . ^ "Failed conversion dooms Navy, 21–19" . The Baltimore Sun . September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Midshipmen sink No. 20 UVa, 17–13" . Wichita Falls Times . September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1985). "Navy Dominates Lafayette" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Gamecocks hold on to sink Navy" . The Sun-News . November 17, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "In a Farewell Appearance, McCallum Stuns Army." Washington Post. 1985 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-28. ^ "It's bon voyage for Navy's McCallum." Milwaukee Journal. 1985 Dec 8. ^ "NAVY STUNS ARMY IN 17-7 UPSET" . The New York Times . December 8, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020 .
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