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1985 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record4–7
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
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1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Penn State – –   11–1–0
No. 9 Miami (FL) – –   10–2–0
Army – –   9–3–0
No. 15 Florida State – –   9–3–0
West Virginia – –   7–3–1
Southern Miss – –   7–4–0
Syracuse – –   7–5–0
Virginia Tech – –   6–5–0
Pittsburgh – –   5–5–1
Cincinnati – –   5–6–0
Notre Dame – –   5–6–0
South Carolina – –   5–6–0
Southwestern Louisiana – –   4–7–0
Navy – –   4–7–0
Temple – –   4–7–0
Boston College – –   4–8–0
Memphis State – –   2–7–2
Rutgers – –   2–8–1
East Carolina – –   2–9–0
Louisville – –   2–9–0
Tulane – –   1–10–0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7North Carolina
L 19–21
September 14at Delaware
L 13–1623,110
September 21at Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 35–38
September 28at No. 20 Virginia
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 17–13
October 12No. 13 Air Force
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
L 7–2435,663
October 19Lafayettedagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 56–14
October 26Pittsburgh
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–729,343
November 2at Notre Dame
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
L 17–4159,075
November 9Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 20–24
November 16at South Carolina
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 31–34
December 52:30 p.m.vs. Army
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
CBSW 17–7
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

Roster[edit]

1985 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QBBill ByrneJr
RBNapoleon McCallum (C) Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DLEric Fudge (C)Sr
DLDirk MacFarlane
DLDave Pimpo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
KTodd Solomon
Head coach
  • Gary Tranquill
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries[edit]

Army[edit]

See also: 1985 Army Cadets football team
Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
1234Total
Navy7001017
Army70007

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 71,640
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian
  • [4]
Game information

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.[5]

Scoring summary
QuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScore
PlaysYardsTOPNAVYARMY
16:541673NavyTroy Saunders 13-yard touchdown reception from Bob Misch, Todd Solomon kick good70
1ArmyClarence Jones 10-yard touchdown run, kick good77
48:26NavyChuck Smith 5-yard touchdown run, Todd Solomon kick good147
41:15Navy26-yard field goal by Todd Solomon177
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.177

Awards[edit]

  • Napoleon McCallum – Heisman Trophy voting (7th)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ 2011 Navy football media guide.
  4. ^ "In a Farewell Appearance, McCallum Stuns Army." Washington Post. 1985 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-28.
  5. ^ "It's bon voyage for Navy's McCallum." Milwaukee Journal. 1985 Dec 8.
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