1987 Army Cadets football team

1987 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
1987 record	5–6
Head coach	Jim Young (5th season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons

1987 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Syracuse		–		–				11	–	0	–	1
No. 2 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled a 5–6 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 277 to 223. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 17–3.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12		Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	L 24–34
September 19		at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas	W 41–14
September 26		The Citadel	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	W 48–6
October 3		Wake Forest	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	L 13–17
October 10		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	L 24–29
October 17		Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	L 20–22
October 24		Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	L 14–27
October 31		Temple	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	W 17–7
November 7		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, Colorado (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 10–27
November 14		Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	W 49–37
December 5	2:00 p.m.	vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 17–3
All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1987 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Barnett, BenBen Barnett RB Cass, CalvinCalvin Cass 1.0 !Fr QB 9 Crawford, ToryTory Crawford 7.0 !Sr WR Jordan, SeanSean Jordan RB 30 Mayweather, MikeMike Mayweather RB 47 Peterson, AndyAndy Peterson	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Griffiths, RayRay Griffiths LB 45 Lingley, TroyTroy Lingley DB 18 Oliver, EdricoEdrico Oliver LB 55 Schretzman, ChuckChuck Schretzman	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 1 Rambusch, BitBit Rambusch K Walker, KeithKeith Walker	Head coach Jim Young Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Temple

Temple Owls at Army Cadets 1 2 3 4 Total Temple 0 7 0 0 7 Army 0 7 10 0 17 at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York Date: October 31 Game attendance: 32,053 Game information ARMY - Barnett 1 yard run (Rambusch kick) TEMP - Quinn 2 yard run (Wright kick) ARMY - Charette 64 yard pass from Leone (Rambusch kick) ARMY - Rambusch 39 yard field goal Temple Baker 4/6, 37 Yds Quinn 29 Rush, 144 Yds, TD Garczynski 1 Rec, 26 Yds Army Leone 1/1, 64 Yds, TD Barnett 26 Rush, 114 Yds, TD Charette 1 Rec, 64 Yds, TD

Navy

See also: 1987 Navy Midshipmen football team

Army Cadets (4–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (2–8) 1 2 3 4 Total Navy 0 0 0 3 3 Army 3 0 0 14 17 at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date: December 5 Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 68,000 Game information Navy Alton Grizzard 3/5, 59 Yds 17 Rush, 53 Yds Don Hughes 2 Rec, 49 Yds Army Tory Crawford 2/4, 22 Yds Mike Mayweather 25 Rush, 119 Yds Andy Peterson 1 Rec, 11 Yds Ben Barnett 1 Rec, 11 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP NAVY ARMY 1 Army 40-yard field goal by Bit Rambusch 0 3 4 Army Andy Peterson 1-yard touchdown run, Bit Rambusch kick good 0 10 4 5:01 Navy 30-yard field goal by Ted Fundoukas 3 10 4 Army Tory Crawford 7-yard touchdown run, Bit Rambusch kick good 3 17 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 17