1986 Army Cadets football team

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]

1986 Army Cadets football
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy champion
ConferenceIndependent
1986 record6–5
Head coachJim Young (4th season)
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 13SyracuseW 33–28
September 20at Northwestern
L 18–25
September 27Wake Forest
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–49
October 4at YaleW 41–24
October 11at TennesseeW 25–21
October 18Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–17
October 25vs. RutgersL 7–35
November 1Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 20–27
November 8Air Force
W 21–11
November 15Lafayette
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 56–48
December 6vs. NavyW 27–7

Personnel

1986 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 86 Mark Charette
QB 9 Tory Crawford Jr
OL 77 Rob Dickerson
QB Alan Edwards
OL 68 Ken Goodlow
RB 40 Clarence Jones Sr
C 51 Joe Manausa
OL 71 John Oleinik
FB 47 Andy Peterson
QB Mike Ryan
RB Paolo Smith
WR 6 Ben White
WR Benny Wright
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 94 Jim Brock
DL 69 Dan Cooney
S 25 Bill Horton
DL 82 Mike Lover
  76 Thomas Mathers
LB Dave Scheyer
LB Chuck Schretzman
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 4 Keith Walker
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt


    Game summaries

    Tennessee

    Army Cadets at Tennessee Volunteers
    1 2 34Total
    Army 0 7 01825
    Tennessee 0 14 7021

    at Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee

    • Date: October 11
    • Game attendance: 91,343
    • [3]
    Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
    1 2 34Total
    Army 3 3 71427
    Navy 0 0 707

    at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The entire game was played without a single penalty being committed by either team.

    References

    1. "Army Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
    2. "1986 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
    3. Gainesville Sun. 12 Oct 1986. Retrieved 2019-Feb-13.
    4. Gainesville Sun. 1987 Dec 07. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.


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