1985 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7North CarolinaL 19–2126,394
September 14at DelawareL 13–1623,110
September 21at IndianaL 35–3835,610
September 28at No. 20 VirginiaW 17–1344,000
October 12No. 13 Air Force
L 7–2435,663
October 19Lafayettedagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 56–1428,402[3]
October 262:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–729,343
November 23:30 p.m.at Notre DameABCL 17–4159,075
November 9Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 20–2425,049
November 16at South CarolinaL 31–3469,542
December 52:30 p.m.vs. ArmyCBSW 17–7
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1985 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB John Berner
OL Frank Bijak
QB Bill Byrne Jr
OL Chris Castelli
OL Pat Hoffman
WR Anthony Hollinger
TE Kenneth Kmiec
WR John Lobb
RB Napoleon McCallum (C) RSr
RB John McKenna
OL Mark Miller
QB Bob Misch
WR Mike Ray
WR Troy Saunders
TE Gregory Schildmeyer
RB Chuck Smith
RB Mike Smith
TE John Sniffen
OL Vic Tuttle
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Steve Brady
DB John Carroll
LB Tom Doman
LB Jim Dwyer
DB Marc Firlie
DL Eric Fudge (C) Sr
DL Dirk MacFarlane
LB Vince McBeth
DB Tom Metzger
DB Mike Milo
DL Mike Musser
DL Dave Pimpo
DL Bob Plantz
DL Kent Van Horn
DL Chad Van Hulzen
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Andy Mueck
P Scott Quinlan
K Todd Solomon
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Season summary

    North Carolina

    At Delaware

    At Indiana

    At Virginia

    Air Force

    Lafayette

    Pittsburgh

    At Notre Dame

    Syracuse

    At South Carolina

    vs Army

    Army Cadets (8–2) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Navy 7 0 01017
    Army 7 0 007

    at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    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]

    [6]


    External videos
    video icon 1985 Army vs. Navy – Television broadcast

    Awards

    References

    1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
    2. "Navy Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
    3. Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1985). "Navy Dominates Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
    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.
    6. "NAVY STUNS ARMY IN 17-7 UPSET". The New York Times. December 8, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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