1985 Navy Midshipmen football team

1985 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumNavy–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
  –   –   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

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7North Carolina
L 19–2126,394[2]
September 14at Delaware
L 13–1623,110[3]
September 21at Indiana
L 35–3835,610[4]
September 28at No. 20 Virginia
W 17–1344,000[5]
October 12No. 13 Air Force
L 7–2435,663[6]
October 19Lafayette
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 56–1428,402[7]
October 26Pittsburgh
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–729,343[8]
November 2at Notre Dame
ABCL 17–4159,075[9]
November 9Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 20–2425,049[10]
November 16at South Carolina
L 31–3469,542[11]
December 7vs. Army
CBSW 17–771,640[12]
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

North Carolina

At Delaware

At Indiana

At Virginia

Air Force

Lafayette

Pittsburgh

At Notre Dame

Syracuse

At South Carolina

vs Army

See also: Army–Navy Game
Army Cadets (8–2) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Navy 7 0 01017
Army 7 0 007

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

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.[14]

[15]

External videos
1985 Army vs. Navy – Television broadcast

Roster

1985 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB John Berner
OL Frank Bijak
QB Bill Byrne Jr
OL Chris Castelli
OL Pat Hoffman
WR Anthony Hollinger
TE Kenneth Kmiec
WR John Lobb
RB Napoleon McCallum (C) RSr
RB John McKenna
OL Mark Miller
QB Bob Misch
WR Mike Ray
WR Troy Saunders
TE Gregory Schildmeyer
RB Chuck Smith
RB Mike Smith
TE John Sniffen
OL Vic Tuttle
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Steve Brady
DB John Carroll
LB Tom Doman
LB Jim Dwyer
DB Marc Firlie
DL Eric Fudge (C) Sr
DL Dirk MacFarlane
LB Vince McBeth
DB Tom Metzger
DB Mike Milo
DL Mike Musser
DL Dave Pimpo
DL Bob Plantz
DL Kent Van Horn
DL Chad Van Hulzen
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Andy Mueck
P Scott Quinlan
K Todd Solomon
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Awards

    References

    1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
    2. ^ "Failed conversion dooms Navy, 21–19". The Baltimore Sun. September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Navy baffles by Delaware's Wing-T, 16–13". The Baltimore Sun. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Hoosiers sink Navy with late TD". Anderson Herald. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Midshipmen sink No. 20 UVa, 17–13". Wichita Falls Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "13th-ranked Air Force sinks Navy". Wichita Falls Times. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1985). "Navy Dominates Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "McCallum leads Navy past Pitt". Courier-Post. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Andrysiak answers call, leads Irish rout of Navy". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Orange talking bowl after sinking Navy". Star-Gazette. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Gamecocks hold on to sink Navy". The Sun-News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "McCallum carries Navy to upset". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 8, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "In a Farewell Appearance, McCallum Stuns Army." Washington Post. 1985 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-28.
    14. ^ "It's bon voyage for Navy's McCallum." Milwaukee Journal. 1985 Dec 8.
    15. ^ "NAVY STUNS ARMY IN 17-7 UPSET". The New York Times. December 8, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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