1989 Army Cadets football team

1989 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Jim Young (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sutton (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Ben Barnett, Jack Frey, Will Huff
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

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. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy, 19–17.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		L 7–10	48,331
September 23	Wake Forest	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 14–10	35,898
September 30	Harvard	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 56–28	39,115
October 7	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 29–35	25,200
October 14	Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 45–9	40,869
October 21	Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 34–20	40,478
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	52,226
November 11	Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 17–24	41,105
November 18	Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 59–14	39,404
December 9	vs. Navy	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Army-Navy Game)	CBS	L 17–19	75,721

Game summaries

Wake Forest

External videos
Army highlights

Rutgers

External videos
Full game
Army highlights

vs Navy

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

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

Quarter	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

Personnel

1989 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Pete Andrysiak WR Doug Baker RB Ben Barnett RB Calvin Cass Jr OL Steve Chalout TE Mark Dawkins RB Dave Foye OL Jack Frey RB Taylor Gray WR Rob Horn RB Scott Jerald WR Sean Jordan RB Andy Kudlak RB Corbett Leatherwood RB Pat Mangin RB Rob Martinez RB Mike Mayweather QB William McMillian QB Bryan McWilliams RB Edrian Oliver OL Bret Petkus OL Carlton Rice QB Morrell Savoy OL John Silvers OL Bill Speier RB Callian Thomas RB Dan White QB Myreon Williams WR Cam Worsham	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Percy Coard LB Pat Davie LB Bert DeForest DB Jerry Farnsworth DB Ed Givens DL Will Huff DL Tim Ladouceur DB Otto Leone DB Mike McElrath LB Anthony Noto LB 48 Mike O'Toole DL Rod Ofte LB John Robb DB Arlen Smith DB Mike Thorson LB Bob Wagner	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Keith Havenstrite K Charles Mercure P Greg Pease	Head coach Jim Young Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt