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-
1985 Season Highlights
Jim Young enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Army.
1985 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Western Michigan
48
6
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Rutgers
20
16
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Pennsylvania
41
3
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Yale
59
16
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Boston College
45
14
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Notre Dame
10
24
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Colgate
45
43
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Holy Cross
34
12
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Air Force
7
45
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Memphis
49
7
W
Sat., Dec. 7 @
Navy
7
17
L
@ Philadelphia, PA
Tue., Dec. 31
Illinois
31
29
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Peach Bowl
1985 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 396
Scoring Average 33.0
Points Allowed 232
Defense Average 19.3
Opponents Record 39-48
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 1-3
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
22 9-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1985 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1985 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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