1988 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

1988 Army Cadets football
Sun Bowl, L 29–28 vs. Alabama
Conference	Independent
Record	9–3
Head coach	Jim Young (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sutton (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Chris Destito, Troy Lingley
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled a 9–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 336 to 226.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 20–15. They also lost a close game to Alabama, 29–28, in the 1988 Sun Bowl.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10		No. 1 (I-AA) Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 23–3	33,136	^[3]
September 17		at No. 17 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 17–31	66,128
September 24	1:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 23–7	36,978
October 1		Bucknell	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 58–10	38,924	^[4]
October 8		at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT		W 33–18	17,898	^[5]
October 15		No. 5 (I-AA) Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 24–17	40,570	^[6]
October 22		at Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		W 34–24
November 5		Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 28–15
November 12		Vanderbilt	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 24–19	40,339	^[7]
November 19		vs. Boston College	Lansdowne Road Dublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic)	ESPN	L 24–38	42,525
December 12		vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		W 20–15
December 24	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Alabama	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 28–29	48,719	^[8]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Holy Cross

At Washington

Northwestern

Bucknell

At Yale

Lafayette

vs Rutgers

Air Force

Mike Mayweather rushed for 192 yards and one touchdown while Bryan McWilliams added two scores on the ground.^[9]

External videos
Army highlights

Vanderbilt

vs Boston College

vs Navy

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	10	3	7	20
Navy	3	3	3	6	15

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: December 3
Game attendance: 68,435
Washington Post

Game information

Army

Bryan McWilliams
2/30, 30 Yds
21 Rush, 100 Yds, TD
Sean Jordan
1 Rec, 13 Yds

Navy

Alton Grizzard
7/15, 77 Yds
20 Rush, 62 Yds
Luther Archer
4 Rec, 28 Yds

Army wins the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ARMY	NAVY
1	3:44	7	38		Navy	44-yard field goal by Fundoukas	0	3
2	12:05	16	63		Army	Barnett 1-yard touchdown run, Walker kick good	7	3
2	3:57				Navy	34-yard field goal by Fundoukas	7	6
2					Army	22-yard field goal by Walker	10	6
3	5:38				Army	35-yard field goal by Walker	13	6
3					Navy	34-yard field goal by Fundoukas	13	9
4		12	60	5:25	Army	McWilliams 8-yard touchdown run, Walker kick good	20	9
4	1:35				Navy	Bradley 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed	20	15
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							20	15

^[10]

External videos
Army highlights

Sun Bowl (vs Alabama)

Personnel

1988 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Bryan Babb
TE		Doug Baker	So
FB		Ben Barnett	Jr
RB		John Barth
OT	`72`	Mike Braun
OL		Frank Brunner
RB		Paul Capriotti
RB		Calvin Cass	So
WR		Chris Destito
RB		Dave Foye
OL		Jack Frey
OL		Bill Gebhards
WR		Sean Jordan
OL		Mike Karsonovich
QB	`2`	Otto Leone
RB		Pat Mangin
RB		Mike Mayweather	So
QB		Willie McMillian
QB	`9`	Bryan McWilliams	So
QB		Mark Mooney
WR		Todd Mulville
RB		Edrian Oliver
WR		Mike Phillips
OL		Carlton Rice
QB		Morrell Savoy
RB		Tom Schermerhorn
RB		Callian Thomas
RB		Robert Westbrook
QB		Myreon Williams

Defense

Pos.	#	Name
DB		Earnest Boyd
DL		Jon Brunner
DL		Dan Cooney
LB		Pat Davie
LB		Greg Gadson
DL		Josh Haines
DL		Will Huff
LB	`45`	Troy Lingley
DB		O'Neal Miller
LB		Anthony Noto
LB	`48`	Mike O'Toole
LB		John Robb
DB		Darryl Schreb
LB		Chuck Schretzman
DB		Mike Thorson

Special teams

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

Head coach

Jim Young

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jack Hecker

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.
^ "1988 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ Rieber, Anthony (September 11, 1988). "Army Flattens Holy Cross, 23-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hurley, Paul (October 2, 1988). "Army Explodes in a 58-10 Rout". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
^ Smith, George (October 10, 1988). "Army Reinforcements Stop Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E2, E7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Colaizzo, Pete (October 16, 1988). "Army Grounds Lafayette". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Army march hands VU losing year". The Tennessean. November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "'Bama turns tide, beats Army". El Paso Times. December 25, 1988. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 06 Nov 1988. Retrieved 2022-Nov-24.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1988 Dec 4.

v t e Army Black Knights football
Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Army Mules Black Death Award "On, Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century" West Point Salute Touchdown, Army Code Breakers
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold