American college football season
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.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 17–3.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | | No. 4 Holy Cross | | L 24–34 | 38,428 | |
September 19 | | at Kansas State | | W 41–14 | 27,500 | |
September 26 | | The Citadel | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 48–6 | 37,548 | |
October 3 | | Wake Forest | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| L 13–17 | 36,690 | [3] |
October 10 | | at Boston College | | L 24–29 | 31,500 | |
October 17 | | Colgate | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| L 20–22 | 40,578 | [4] |
October 24 | | Rutgers | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| L 14–27 | | |
October 31 | | Temple | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 17–7 | | |
November 7 | | at Air Force | | L 10–27 | 49,183 | |
November 14 | | Lafayette | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 49–37 | 37,195 | [5] |
December 5 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Navy | | W 17–3 | 68,000 | |
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The Cadets rushed out to a 17–0 halftime lead by quarterback Tory Crawford who ran for 128 yards and three touchdowns in the contest. [6]
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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
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Army | Passing | | |
Rushing | | |
Receiving | | |
Air Force | Passing | | |
Rushing | Dee Dowis | 129 Yds, TD |
Receiving | | |
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | ARMY | AFA | 1 | | 10 | 86 | | Air Force | Anthony Roberson 1-yard touchdown run, kick good | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7:02 | | | | Army | 32-yard field goal by Bit Rambusch | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0:30 | 16 | 83 | | Air Force | Dee Dowis 3-yard touchdown run, kick good | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7:25 | | | | Army | Mike Mayweather 46-yard touchdown reception from Tory Crawford, kick good | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3:59 | | | | Air Force | Albert Booker 1-yard touchdown run, kick good | 10 | 21 | 4 | | | | | Air Force | Interception return 24 yards for touchdown by Kevin Hughes | 10 | 27 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 10 | 27 | |
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Game information |
- Navy
| - 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 | |
1987 Army Black Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | | Bryan Babb | RB | | Ben Barnett | RB | | John Barth | RB | | Paul Capriotti | RB | | Calvin Cass | Fr | TE | | Mark Charette | TE | | Tim Clouser | QB | 9 | Tory Crawford | Sr | RB | | Garth Estadt | OL | | Ken Goodlow | RB | | Ron Herring | WR | | Sean Jordan | RB | | Bill Kim | QB | | Otto Leone | RB | 30 | Mike Mayweather | QB | | Bryan McWilliams | QB | | Mark Mooney | RB | 47 | Andy Peterson | WR | | Mark Phillips | OL | | Bill Ratliff | OL | | Craig Raymond | QB | | Morrell Savoy | OL | | Bill Schleiden | OL | | Mike Karsonovich | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | | Dave Berdan | DB | | Earnest Boyd | DB | | Chance Conner | DL | | Dan Cooney | LB | | Greg Gadson | LB | | George Godfrey | LB | | Ray Griffiths | DL | | Josh Haines | LB | 45 | Troy Lingley | DL | | Tom Mathers | DL | | John Oleinik | DB | 18 | Edrico Oliver | DB | | Yale Peebles | LB | 55 | Chuck Schretzman | DB | | Chuck Williams | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K, P | 1 | Bit Rambusch | K | | Keith Walker | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
- ^ "Army Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "1987 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Army loses game, quarterback Crawford". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dawson, Barrie (October 18, 1987). "Injuries Take Toll on Army". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army Outruns Lafayette's Air Attack". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. November 15, 1987. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1987 Sep 20. Retrieved 2022-Nov-20.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 01. Retrieved 2019-Apr-10.
- ^ Bote, Terry (November 7, 1987). "Air Force 27, Army 10". UPI Archives. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Dec 06. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.
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