1989 Army Cadets football team

The 1989 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled a 6–5 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 316 to 212.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy, 19–17.[2]

1989 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
1989 record	6–5
Head coach	Jim Young (7th season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 21 West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					7	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	2
Boston College			–					2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 7–10
September 23	Wake Forest	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 14–10
September 30	Harvard	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 56–28
September 16	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 29–35
October 14	Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 45–9
October 21	Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 34–20
October 28	Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 35–14
November 4	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 3–29
November 11	Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 17–24
November 18	Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 59–14
December 9	vs. Navy	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Army-Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 17–19

Personnel

1989 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Calvin Cass Jr   Sean Jordan RB Mike Mayweather QB Bryan McWilliams	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Anthony Noto LB 48 Mike O'Toole	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Keith Havenstrite	Head coach Jim Young Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Army

See also: 1989 Navy Midshipmen football team and Army–Navy Game

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	9	0	7	3	19
Army	0	14	3	0	17

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 9
• Game attendance: 75,721
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Pat Haden, and John Dockery
• NY Times

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NAVY ARMY 1 Navy Mason 54-yard touchdown reception from Alton Grizzard, Fred Schenk kick no good 6 0 1 Navy 38-yard field goal by Fred Schenk 9 0 2 Army Calvin Cass 1-yard touchdown run, kick good 9 7 2 Army Calvin Cass 1-yard touchdown run, kick good 9 14 3 Navy Purifoy 3-yard touchdown run, Fred Schenk kick good 16 14 3 Army 22-yard field goal by Havenstrite 16 17 4 0:11 63 Navy 32-yard field goal by Fred Schenk 19 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 19 17

References

1. "Army Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
2. "1989 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.