1985 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1985 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2]

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

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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	23,110
September 21		at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 35–38
September 28		at No. 20 Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 17–13
October 12		No. 13 Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 7–24	35,663
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	29,343
November 2		at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)		L 17–41	59,075
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/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 17–7
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1985 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Bill Byrne Jr RB Napoleon McCallum (C)  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Eric Fudge (C) Sr DL Dirk MacFarlane DL Dave Pimpo	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Todd Solomon	Head coach Gary Tranquill Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Army

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	7	0	0	10	17
Army	7	0	0	0	7

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 7
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 71,640
• TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian
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Game information
Navy Napoleon McCallum 41 Rush, 217 Yds Army

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]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NAVY ARMY 1 6:54 16 73 Navy Troy Saunders 13-yard touchdown reception from Bob Misch, Todd Solomon kick good 7 0 1 Army Clarence Jones 10-yard touchdown run, kick good 7 7 4 8:26 Navy Chuck Smith 5-yard touchdown run, Todd Solomon kick good 14 7 4 1:15 Navy 26-yard field goal by Todd Solomon 17 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 7

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. "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.