1985 Navy Midshipmen football team
| 1985 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–7 |
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| Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | North Carolina | L 19–21 | 26,394 | [2] | ||
| September 14 | at Delaware | L 13–16 | 23,110 | [3] | ||
| September 21 | at Indiana | L 35–38 | 35,610 | [4] | ||
| September 28 | at No. 20 Virginia | W 17–13 | 44,000 | [5] | ||
| October 12 | No. 13 Air Force |
| L 7–24 | 35,663 | [6] | |
| October 19 | Lafayette |
| W 56–14 | 28,402 | [7] | |
| October 26 | Pittsburgh |
| W 21–7 | 29,343 | [8] | |
| November 2 | at Notre Dame | ABC | L 17–41 | 59,075 | [9] | |
| November 9 | Syracuse |
| L 20–24 | 25,049 | [10] | |
| November 16 | at South Carolina | L 31–34 | 69,542 | [11] | ||
| December 7 | vs. Army | CBS | W 17–7 | 71,640 | [12] | |
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Game summaries
[edit]North Carolina
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At Delaware
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At Indiana
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At Virginia
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Air Force
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Lafayette
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Pittsburgh
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At Notre Dame
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Syracuse
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At South Carolina
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vs Army
[edit]Army Cadets (8–2) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Navy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Army | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: December 7, 1985
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 71,640
- TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian
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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.[14]
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 1985 Army vs. Navy – Television broadcast |
Roster
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Awards
[edit]- Napoleon McCallum – Heisman Trophy voting (7th)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Failed conversion dooms Navy, 21–19". The Baltimore Sun. September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Navy baffles by Delaware's Wing-T, 16–13". The Baltimore Sun. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Hoosiers sink Navy with late TD". Anderson Herald. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Midshipmen sink No. 20 UVa, 17–13". Wichita Falls Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "13th-ranked Air Force sinks Navy". Wichita Falls Times. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1985). "Navy Dominates Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "McCallum leads Navy past Pitt". Courier-Post. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Andrysiak answers call, leads Irish rout of Navy". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Orange talking bowl after sinking Navy". Star-Gazette. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gamecocks hold on to sink Navy". The Sun-News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "McCallum carries Navy to upset". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 8, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "In a Farewell Appearance, McCallum Stuns Army." Washington Post. 1985 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-28.
- ↑ "It's bon voyage for Navy's McCallum." Milwaukee Journal. 1985 Dec 8.
- ↑ "NAVY STUNS ARMY IN 17-7 UPSET". The New York Times. December 8, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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