1985 Navy Midshipmen football team

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][2]

1985 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record4–7
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Navy   –  – 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7North Carolina
L 19–21
September 14at Delaware
L 13–1623,110
September 21at Indiana
L 35–38
September 28at No. 20 Virginia
W 17–1344,000
October 12No. 13 Air Force
L 7–2435,663
October 19Lafayette
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 56–1428,402[3]
October 262:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–729,343
November 23:30 p.m.at Notre Dame
ABCL 17–4159,075
November 9Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 20–2425,049
November 16at South Carolina
L 31–3469,542
December 52:30 p.m.vs. Army
CBSW 17–7
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1985 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Bill Byrne Jr
RB Napoleon McCallum (C)  Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Eric Fudge (C) Sr
DL Dirk MacFarlane
DL Dave Pimpo
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Todd Solomon
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Army
    See also: 1985 Army Cadets football team
    Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
    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.[5]

    Awards

    References
    1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
    2. "Navy Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
    3. Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1985). "Navy Dominates Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. "In a Farewell Appearance, McCallum Stuns Army." Washington Post. 1985 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-28.
    5. "It's bon voyage for Navy's McCallum." Milwaukee Journal. 1985 Dec 8.
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