1986 Army Cadets football team

1986 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorBob Sutton (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Jim Brock
  • Rob Dickerson
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1986 NCAA 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
  –   –   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 State   –   –   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.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 27–7.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Syracuse
W 33–2838,822[3]
September 20at Northwestern
L 18–2531,123[4]
September 27Wake Forest
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–4940,853[5]
October 4at Yale
W 41–2425,075[6]
October 11at Tennessee
W 25–2191,343[7]
October 18Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–1740,884[8]
October 25vs. Rutgers
L 7–3531,623[9]
November 1Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 20–2740,315[10]
November 8Air Force
W 21–1135,217[11]
November 15Lafayette
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 56–4840,088[12]
December 6vs. Navy
W 27–771,570[13]

Game summaries

Syracuse

At Northwestern

Wake Forest

At Yale

At Tennessee

See also: 1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Army Cadets at Tennessee Volunteers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Army 0 7 01825
Tennessee 0 14 7021

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 11
  • Game attendance: 91,343
  • [14]
Game information

Holy Cross

vs Rutgers

Boston College

Air Force

Lafayette

Lafayette Leopards (5–4) at Army Cadets (4–5)
Quarter 1 2 Total
Lafayette 21 27 48
Army 28 28 56

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

  • Date: November 16, 1986
  • Game attendance: 40,088

vs Navy

See also: 1986 Navy Midshipmen football team
Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Army 3 3 71427
Navy 0 0 707

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

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

Roster

1986 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 86 Mark Charette
QB 9 Tory Crawford Jr
G Dave D'Antonio So
OL 77 Rob Dickerson
QB Alan Edwards
G Bill Gebhards
OL 68 Ken Goodlow
HB 40 Clarence Jones Sr
C 51 Joe Manausa
G 71 John Oleinik
FB 47 Andy Peterson Jr
QB Mike Ryan
RB Paolo Smith
WR 6 Ben White
WR Benny Wright Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 94 Jim Brock
DL 69 Dan Cooney
S Rusty Haire
S 25 Bill Horton
DT Gerry Kobyiski
DL 82 Mike Lover
DL Bill Lynch
  76 Thomas Mathers
LB Dave Scheyer
LB Chuck Schretzman
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Scott Rainey
K Bit Rambusch
K 4 Keith Walker
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

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    2. ^ "1986 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
    3. ^ "Army's wishbone makes Syracuse see orange". The Sun-News. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "NU tops Army". Chicago Tribune. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Wake Forest ground game crushes Army". The Journal-News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ Hunt, Kevin (October 5, 1986). "Army's Running Game Grounds Yale, 41-24". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Vols fall in battle to Army". The Commercial Appeal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (October 19, 1986). "Holy Cross Crashes Army's Homecoming". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Rutgers uses ball-hogging offense to stall wishbone and beat Army". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "BC capitalizes on Army fumbles, 27–20". The Journal News. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Army wins battle with Air Force". Newsday. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ Groller, Keith (November 16, 1986). "Army Outlasts Lafayette 56-48". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "Army grinds out victory over Navy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 7, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    14. ^ Gainesville Sun. 12 Oct 1986. Retrieved 2019-Feb-13.
    15. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Dec 07. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.
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