1987 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

1987 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Jim Young (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sutton (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Dave Berdan, Tory Crawford
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Syracuse		–		–		11	–	0	–	1
No. 2 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Navy		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 17–3.^[2]

Schedule

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

Game summaries

Holy Cross

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. ^[6]

External videos
Game highlights

The Citadel

Wake Forest

At Boston College

Colgate

Rutgers

Temple

Temple Owls at Army Cadets

Period	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
^[7]

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

External videos
Game highlights

At Air Force

Army Cadets (3–5) at Air Force Falcons (6–3)

Period	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
^[8]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing	Dee Dowis	129 Yds, TD
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	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
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	27

Lafayette

vs Navy

Army Cadets (4–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (2–8)

Period	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
^[9]

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			Team	Scoring information	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.							3	17

External videos
Game highlights

Personnel

1987 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Bryan Babb
RB		Ben Barnett
RB		John Barth
RB		Paul Capriotti
RB		Calvin Cass	Fr
TE		Mark Charette
TE		Tim Clouser
QB	`9`	Tory Crawford	Sr
RB		Garth Estadt
OL		Ken Goodlow
RB		Ron Herring
WR		Sean Jordan
RB		Bill Kim
QB		Otto Leone
RB	`30`	Mike Mayweather
QB		Bryan McWilliams
QB		Mark Mooney
RB	`47`	Andy Peterson
WR		Mark Phillips
OL		Bill Ratliff
OL		Craig Raymond
QB		Morrell Savoy
OL		Bill Schleiden
OL		Mike Karsonovich

Defense

Pos.	#	Name
DB		Dave Berdan
DB		Earnest Boyd
DB		Chance Conner
DL		Dan Cooney
LB		Greg Gadson
LB		George Godfrey
LB		Ray Griffiths
DL		Josh Haines
LB	`45`	Troy Lingley
DL		Tom Mathers
DL		John Oleinik
DB	`18`	Edrico Oliver
DB		Yale Peebles
LB	`55`	Chuck Schretzman
DB		Chuck Williams

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K, P	`1`	Bit Rambusch
K		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 December 9, 2015.
^ "1987 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ "Army loses game, quarterback Crawford". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dawson, Barrie (October 18, 1987). "Injuries Take Toll on Army". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Army Outruns Lafayette's Air Attack". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. November 15, 1987. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1987 Sep 20. Retrieved 2022-Nov-20.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 01. Retrieved 2019-Apr-10.
^ Bote, Terry (November 7, 1987). "Air Force 27, Army 10". UPI Archives. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Dec 06. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.

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