1986 Army Cadets football team

1986 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
1986 record	6–5
Head coach	Jim Young (4th season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons

1986 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled a 6–5 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 292 to 276. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 27–7.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 13	Syracuse	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	W 33–28
September 20	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	L 18–25
September 27	Wake Forest	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	L 14–49
October 4	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, Connecticut	W 41–24
October 11	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 25–21
October 18	Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	L 14–17
October 25	vs. Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey	L 7–35
November 1	Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	L 20–27
November 8	Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, New York (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 21–11
November 15	Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	W 56–48
December 6	vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 27–7

Personnel

1986 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 86 Charette, MarkMark Charette QB 9 Crawford, ToryTory Crawford 5.0 !Jr OL 77 Dickerson, RobRob Dickerson QB Edwards, AlanAlan Edwards OL 68 Goodlow, KenKen Goodlow RB 40 Jones, ClarenceClarence Jones 7.0 !Sr C 51 Manausa, JoeJoe Manausa OL 71 Oleinik, JohnJohn Oleinik FB 47 Peterson, AndyAndy Peterson QB Ryan, MikeMike Ryan RB Smith, PaoloPaolo Smith WR 6 White, BenBen White WR Wright, BennyBenny Wright	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 94 Brock, JimJim Brock DL 69 Cooney, DanDan Cooney S 25 Horton, BillBill Horton DL 82 Lover, MikeMike Lover   76 Mathers, ThomasThomas Mathers LB Scheyer, DaveDave Scheyer LB Schretzman, ChuckChuck Schretzman	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 4 Walker, KeithKeith Walker	Head coach Jim Young Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Tennessee

See also: 1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Army Cadets at Tennessee Volunteers 1 2 3 4 Total Army 0 7 0 18 25 Tennessee 0 14 7 0 21 at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee Date: October 11 Game attendance: 91,343 Game information TENN - Howard 6 yard run (Reveiz kick) TENN - Howard 4 yard run (Reveiz kick) ARMY - Jones 1 yard run (Rambusch kick) TENN - Howard 1 yard run (Reveiz kick) ARMY - Rambusch 27 yard field goal ARMY - Jones 1 yard run (run good) ARMY - Fullwood 2 yard blocked punt return (Rambusch kick) Army Crawford 4/7, 34 Yds, 2 INT 25 Rush, 112 Yds Jones 3 Rec, 26 Yds Tennessee Francis 24/33, 334 Yds, INT Howard 17 Rush, 47 Yds, 3 TD Cleveland 3 Rec, 90 Yds

Navy

See also: 1986 Navy Midshipmen football team

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen 1 2 3 4 Total Army 3 3 7 14 27 Navy 0 0 7 0 7 at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date: December 6 Game attendance: 71,570 TV announcers: Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian Game information Army Tory Crawford 3/4, 53 Yds 23 Rush, 94 Yds, TD Ben White 2 Rec, 31 Yds Navy Bob Misch 8/15, 93 Yds, INT Don Holl 17 Rush, 88 Yds, TD 4 Rec, 42 Yds

The entire game was played without a single penalty being committed by either team.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP ARMY NAVY 1 Army 24-yard field goal by Keith Walker 3 0 2 Army 24-yard field goal by Keith Walker 6 0 3 6 Army Andy Peterson 1-yard touchdown run, Keith Walker kick good 13 0 3 Navy Don Holl 3-yard touchdown run, Ted Fundoukas kick good 13 7 4 79 Army Tory Crawford 1-yard touchdown run, Keith Walker kick good 20 7 4 Army Clarence Jones 5-yard touchdown run, Keith Walker kick good 27 7 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 7