1984 Army Cadets football team

The 1984 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled an 8–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 320 to 218.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy by a 28–11 score. The Cadets also defeated Michigan State, 10–6, in the 1984 Cherry Bowl.^[2]

1984 Army Cadets football
Cherry Bowl champion
Cherry Bowl, W 10–6 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3–1
Head coach	Jim Young (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sutton (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Senior class
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 41–15	32,032	[3]
September 22	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	T 24–24	89,639	[4]
September 29	Duke	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 13–9	37,026	[5]
October 6	Harvard	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 33–11	40,504	[6]
October 13	at Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 7–14	34,752	[7]
October 20	Penn	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 48–13	59,075	[8]
October 27	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 16–27	41,438	[9]
November 3	Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 24–12		[10]
November 10	at No. 16 Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 31–45	32,000	[11]
November 17	vs. Montana	Olympic Memorial Stadium Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)	W 45–31	60,000	[12]
December 1	vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 28–11	73,180	[13]
December 22	vs. Michigan State	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI (Cherry Bowl)	W 10–6	70,332	[14]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 Army Cadets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB Doug Black Jr RB Dee Bryant RB Ed Cole QB Tory Crawford WR Rob Dickerson QB Rob Healy OL Karl Heineman RB Ron Herring RB Jarvis Hollingsworth RB Clarence Jones OL Bill Kime RB William Lampley OL Vince McDermott RB Kevin McKelvy OL Bryan Parlier Jr RB Tom Perry RB Andy Peterson FB Dave Pratt OL Ron Rice QB 11 Nate Sassaman Sr RB Scott Schwartz OL Don Smith WR Scott Spellmon WR Ben White OL David Woolfolk RB Benny Wright	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Brad Allen LB Marty Baptiste LB Jim Gentile DB Eric Griffin DE Kurt Gutierrez DL Jim Jennings CB Kermit McKelvey S Doug Pavek LB John Roney DL Mike Sears DB Bob Silver DB Mike Tease DL Rob Ulses	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Dave Grasch K John Lopes K Craig Stopa	Head coach Jim Young Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt