1988 Army Cadets football team

The 1988 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled a 9–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 336 to 226.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 20–15. They also lost a close game to Alabama, 29–28, in the 1988 Sun Bowl.^[2]

1988 Army Cadets football
Sun Bowl, L 29–28 vs. Alabama
Conference	Independent
Record	9–3
Head coach	Jim Young (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sutton (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Chris Destito, Troy Lingley
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10		No. 1 (I-AA) Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 23–3	33,136	[3]
September 17		at No. 17 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 17–31	66,128
September 24	1:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 23–7	36,978
October 1		Bucknell	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 58–10	38,924	[4]
October 8		at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT		W 33–18	17,898	[5]
October 15		No. 5 (I-AA) Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 24–17	40,570	[6]
October 22		at Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		W 34–24
November 5		Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 28–15
November 12		Vanderbilt	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 24–19	40,339	[7]
November 19		vs. Boston College	Lansdowne Road Dublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic)	ESPN	L 24–38	42,525
December 12		vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		W 20–15
December 24	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Alabama	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 28–29	48,719	[8]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Holy Cross

At Washington

Northwestern

Bucknell

At Yale

Lafayette

vs Rutgers

Air Force

Mike Mayweather rushed for 192 yards and one touchdown while Bryan McWilliams added two scores on the ground.^[9]

External videos
Army highlights

Vanderbilt

vs Boston College

vs Navy

See also: 1988 Navy Midshipmen football team and Army–Navy Game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	10	3	7	20
Navy	3	3	3	6	15

Game information
Army Bryan McWilliams 2/30, 30 Yds 21 Rush, 100 Yds, TD Sean Jordan 1 Rec, 13 Yds Navy Alton Grizzard 7/15, 77 Yds 20 Rush, 62 Yds Luther Archer 4 Rec, 28 Yds

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 3
• Game attendance: 68,435
• Washington Post

Army wins the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARMY NAVY 1 3:44 7 38 Navy 44-yard field goal by Fundoukas 0 3 2 12:05 16 63 Army Barnett 1-yard touchdown run, Walker kick good 7 3 2 3:57 Navy 34-yard field goal by Fundoukas 7 6 2 Army 22-yard field goal by Walker 10 6 3 5:38 Army 35-yard field goal by Walker 13 6 3 Navy 34-yard field goal by Fundoukas 13 9 4 12 60 5:25 Army McWilliams 8-yard touchdown run, Walker kick good 20 9 4 1:35 Navy Bradley 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 20 15 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 15

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External videos
Army highlights

Sun Bowl (vs Alabama)

Personnel

1988 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Bryan Babb TE Doug Baker So FB Ben Barnett Jr RB John Barth OT 72 Mike Braun OL Frank Brunner RB Paul Capriotti RB Calvin Cass So WR Chris Destito RB Dave Foye OL Jack Frey OL Bill Gebhards WR Sean Jordan OL Mike Karsonovich QB 2 Otto Leone RB Pat Mangin RB Mike Mayweather So QB Willie McMillian QB 9 Bryan McWilliams So QB Mark Mooney WR Todd Mulville RB Edrian Oliver WR Mike Phillips OL Carlton Rice QB Morrell Savoy RB Tom Schermerhorn RB Callian Thomas RB Robert Westbrook QB Myreon Williams	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 37 Earnest Boyd Sr DL Jon Brunner DL Dan Cooney LB Pat Davie LB Greg Gadson DL Josh Haines DL Will Huff LB 45 Troy Lingley DB O'Neal Miller LB Anthony Noto LB 48 Mike O'Toole LB John Robb DB Darryl Schreb LB Chuck Schretzman DB Mike Thorson	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Bit Rambusch K 4 Keith Walker	Head coach Jim Young Coordinators/assistant coaches Jack Hecker Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Army Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
2. "1988 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
3. Rieber, Anthony (September 11, 1988). "Army Flattens Holy Cross, 23-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Hurley, Paul (October 2, 1988). "Army Explodes in a 58-10 Rout". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
5. Smith, George (October 10, 1988). "Army Reinforcements Stop Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E2, E7 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Colaizzo, Pete (October 16, 1988). "Army Grounds Lafayette". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Army march hands VU losing year". The Tennessean. November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "'Bama turns tide, beats Army". El Paso Times. December 25, 1988. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Eugene Register-Guard. 06 Nov 1988. Retrieved 2022-Nov-24.
10. Gainesville Sun. 1988 Dec 4.