1986 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

1986 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Jim Young (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sutton (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Jim Brock, Rob Dickerson
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 27–7.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Syracuse	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 33–28	38,822
September 20	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 18–25
September 27	Wake Forest	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–49	40,853	^[3]
October 4	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 41–24	25,075	^[4]
October 11	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 25–21	91,343	^[5]
October 18	Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–17	40,884	^[6]
October 25	vs. Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 7–35
November 1	Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 20–27	40,315
November 8	Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 21–11
November 15	Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 56–48	40,088	^[7]
December 6	vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 27–7

Game summaries

Syracuse

At Northwestern

Wake Forest

At Yale

At Tennessee

Army Cadets at Tennessee Volunteers

Period	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
^[8]

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

Holy Cross

vs Rutgers

Boston College

Air Force

Lafayette

Lafayette Leopards (5–4) at Army Cadets (4–5)

Period	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

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

Period	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
^[9]

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			Team	Scoring information	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
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							27	7

Personnel

1986 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`86`	Mark Charette
QB	`9`	Tory Crawford	Jr
G		Dave D'Antonio	So
OL	`77`	Rob Dickerson
QB		Alan Edwards
G		Bill Gebhards
OL	`68`	Ken Goodlow
HB	`40`	Clarence Jones	Sr
C	`51`	Joe Manausa
G	`71`	John Oleinik
FB	`47`	Andy Peterson	Jr
QB		Mike Ryan
RB		Paolo Smith
WR	`6`	Ben White
WR		Benny Wright	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name
DL	`94`	Jim Brock
DL	`69`	Dan Cooney
S		Rusty Haire
S	`25`	Bill Horton
DT		Gerry Kobyiski
DL	`82`	Mike Lover
DL		Bill Lynch
	`76`	Thomas Mathers
LB		Dave Scheyer
LB		Chuck Schretzman

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name
P		Scott Rainey
K		Bit Rambusch
K	`4`	Keith Walker

Head coach

Jim Young

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Army Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
^ "1986 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ "Wake Forest ground game crushes Army". The Journal-News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hunt, Kevin (October 5, 1986). "Army's Running Game Grounds Yale, 41-24". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols fall in battle to Army". The Commercial Appeal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Sullivan, Sean (October 19, 1986). "Holy Cross Crashes Army's Homecoming". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Groller, Keith (November 16, 1986). "Army Outlasts Lafayette 56-48". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gainesville Sun. 12 Oct 1986. Retrieved 2019-Feb-13.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Dec 07. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.

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