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The 1986 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during 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]

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeTriple option
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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
Seasons
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1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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
Army – – 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
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13SyracuseW 33–2838,822[3]
September 20at NorthwesternL 18–2531,123[4]
September 27Wake Forest
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–4940,853[5]
October 4at YaleW 41–2425,075[6]
October 11at TennesseeW 25–2191,343[7]
October 18Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–1740,884[8]
October 25vs. RutgersL 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. NavyW 27–771,570[13]
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Game summaries

Syracuse

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At Northwestern

Wake Forest

At Yale

At Tennessee

Army Cadets at Tennessee Volunteers
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Army 0 7 01825
Tennessee 0 14 7021
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at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 11
  • Game attendance: 91,343
  • [14]
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Game information
  • TENN - Howard 6 yard run (Reveiz kick)
  • TENN - Howard 4 yard run (Reveiz kick)
  • ARMY - Jones 1 yard run (Rambusch kick)
  • TENN - Howard 1 yard run (Reveiz kick)
  • ARMY - Rambusch 27 yard field goal
  • ARMY - Jones 1 yard run (run good)
  • ARMY - Fullwood 2 yard blocked punt return (Rambusch kick)
Army
  • Crawford 4/7, 34 Yds, 2 INT
    25 Rush, 112 Yds
  • Jones 3 Rec, 26 Yds
Tennessee
  • Francis 24/33, 334 Yds, INT
  • Howard 17 Rush, 47 Yds, 3 TD
  • Cleveland 3 Rec, 90 Yds
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Holy Cross

vs Rutgers

Boston College

Air Force

Lafayette

Lafayette Leopards (5–4) at Army Cadets (4–5)
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Quarter 1 2 Total
Lafayette 21 27 48
Army 28 28 56
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at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

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

vs Navy

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Army 3 3 71427
Navy 0 0 707
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at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

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Roster

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1986 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
P Scott Rainey
K Bit Rambusch
K 4 Keith Walker
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt
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