1985 Army Cadets football team
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The 1985 Army Black Knights football team represents the United States Military Academy
. Led by head coach Jim Young, the team won the Peach Bowl. The Black Knights offense scored 396 points, while the defense allowed 232 points. At season’s end, the team was not ranked in the National standings.
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
. Led by head coach Jim Young, the team won the Peach Bowl. The Black Knights offense scored 396 points, while the defense allowed 232 points. At season’s end, the team was not ranked in the National standings.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Black Knights points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 14 | Western Michigan | Win | 48 | 6 | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 21 | Rutgers | Win | 20 | 16 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Sept. 28 | @ Penn | Win | 41 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Oct. 5 | Yale | Win | 59 | 16 | 4-0-0 |
| 5 | Oct. 12 | Boston College Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division... |
Win | 45 | 14 | 5-0-0 |
| 6 | Oct. 19 | @ Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an... |
Loss | 10 | 24 | 5-1-0 |
| 7 | Oct. 26 | Colgate | Win | 45 | 43 | 6-1-0 |
| 8 | Nov. 2 | Holy Cross | Win | 34 | 12 | 7-1-0 |
| 9 | Nov. 9 | @ Air Force 1985 Air Force Falcons football team The 1985 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Falcons came within one victory of playing for the National Championship... |
Loss | 7 | 45 | 7-2-0 |
| 10 | Nov. 16 | Memphis | Win | 49 | 7 | 8-2-0 |
| 11 | Dec. 7 | Navy Navy Midshipmen football The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007... (in Philadelphia) |
Loss | 7 | 17 | 8-3-0 |
Army - Navy Game
- The annual contest between the Black Knights of Army and the Midshipmen of the Naval Academy at Annapolis (Navy) is among the most storied rivalries in all of college sports. See Army-Navy GameArmy-Navy GameThe Army–Navy Game is an an American college football rivalry game between the teams of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. The USMA team, "Army", and the USNA team, "Navy", each represent their services' oldest...
for historical background. On December 7, Army lost to Navy by a score of 17-7.