1985 Navy Midshipmen football team

1985 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1985 record	4–7
Head coach	Gary Tranquill (4th year)
Captain	Eric Fudge
Captain	Napoleon McCallum
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

1985 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
#9 Miami (FL)		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
#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		–		–				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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 7		North Carolina		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		L 19–21
September 14		at Delaware		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		L 13–16
September 21		at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 35–38
September 28		at #20 Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA		W 17–13
October 12		#13 Air Force		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis< MD		L 7–24
October 19		Lafayette		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		W 56–14
October 26		Pittsburgh		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		W 21–7
November 2		at Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN		L 17–41
November 9		Syracuse		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		L 20–24
November 16		at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 31–34
December 5	2:30 p.m.	vs. Army		Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Army-Navy Game)	CBS	W 17–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Army

1 2 3 4 Total • Navy 7 0 0 10 17 Army 7 0 0 0 7 Date: December 7 Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST Television network: CBS

Scoring summary 1 NAVY Troy Saunders 13-yard pass from Bob Misch (Todd Solomon kick) NAVY 7-0 1 ARMY Clarence Jones 10-yard run (kick good) Tied 7-7 4 NAVY Chuck Smith 5-yard run (Todd Solomon kick) NAVY 14-7 4 1:15 NAVY Todd Solomon 26-yard field goal NAVY 17-7

Napoleon McCallum rushed for 217 yards on 41 carries, 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. ^[4]

Awards

• Napoleon McCallum - Heisman Trophy voting (7th)

References

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. "It's bon voyage for Navy's McCallum." Milwaukee Journal. 1985 Dec 8.