1985 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1985 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 7		North Carolina		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		L 19–21
September 14		at Delaware		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		L 13–16
September 21		at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 35–38
September 28		at #20 Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA		W 17–13
October 12		#13 Air Force		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis< MD		L 7–24
October 19		Lafayette		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		W 56–14
October 26		Pittsburgh		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		W 21–7
November 2		at Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN		L 17–41
November 9		Syracuse		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		L 20–24
November 16		at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 31–34
December 5	2:30 p.m.	vs. Army		Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Army-Navy Game)	CBS	W 17–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Army

Napoleon McCallum rushed for 217 yards on 41 carries, 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. ^[2]

Awards

• Napoleon McCallum - Heisman Trophy voting (7th)

References