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Army Football Team History


Army Black Knights
United States Military Academy
 West Point, NY
Founded: 1802
Stadium: Michie Stadium
Capacity: 39,929
Colors: Black, Gray & Gold
Coach: Jim Young
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Jim Young enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Army.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Syracuse  33   28   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Northwestern  18   25   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Wake Forest  14   49   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Yale  41   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Tennessee  25   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Holy Cross  14   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Rutgers  7   35   L    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Boston College  20   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Air Force  21   11   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Lafayette  56   48   W       
 Sat., Dec. 6  @ Navy  27   7   W    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored276
  Scoring Average25.1
  Points Allowed292
  Defense Average26.5
  Opponents Record45-44
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record3-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1986 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Southern 13-2619382   Erk Russell
Penn State 12-0340133Won  14-10  Joe Paterno
Virginia Tech 10-1-1286208Won  25-24  Bill Dooley
Boston College 9-3338233Won  27-24  Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo 9-2264182   Bill Dando
Akron 7-4291188   Gerry Faust
Florida State 7-4-1393218Won  27-13  Bobby Bowden
Tulsa 7-4293186   Don Morton
Army 6-5276292   Jim Young
Central Florida 6-5310227   Gene McDowell
Louisiana 6-5242204   Nelson Stokley
Pittsburgh 6-4-1253209   Mike Gottfried
Rutgers 6-4-1221189   Dick Anderson
Southern Mississippi 6-5198252   Jim Carmody
Cincinnati 5-6267345   Dave Currey
James Madison 5-5-1299178   Joe Purzycki
Notre Dame 5-6299219   Lou Holtz
Syracuse 5-6241266   Dick MacPherson
Tulane 4-7265334   Mack Brown
West Virginia 4-7210286   Don Nehlen
Western Kentucky 4-6-1228258   Dave Roberts
East Carolina 3-8187364   Art Baker
Louisville 3-8179303   Howard Schnellenberger
Navy 3-8238306   Gary Tranquill
South Carolina 3-6-2313286   Joe Morrison
Liberty 1-9150229   Morgan Hout
Memphis 1-10104292   Charlie Bailey
Temple 0-11308271   Bruce Arians

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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