1985 Army Cadets football team
The 1985 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. The team was led by head coach Jim Young, in his third year, and played their home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses, and with a victory against [1985 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois] in the Peach Bowl. Starting off with wins in each of their first five games, the Cadets were ranked by the AP Poll at 19th prior to the game against Notre Dame. It was the first time Army was ranked in 23 years; Army would not be ranked in an AP Poll again until 1996. The Cadets offense scored 396 points, while the defense allowed 232 points.
Game summaries
Western Michigan
- Clarence Jones 110 rush yards
Yale
- Most points Army scored since 1958
- Craig Stopa's 53-yard field goal in the second quarter was a school record
- Tory Crawford replaced injured Rob Healy
At Boston College
- Tory Crawford 131 rush yards, three TDs
- Clarence Jones 103 rush yards
Colgate
- Tory Crawford 136 rush yards
Holy Cross
- Tory Crawford 134 rush yards, 2 TDs