European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 09, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday december 9, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports midshipmen Mccallum Rush past army 17-7 Navy halfback Napoleon Mccallum ends career with 217-Yard Rushing performance against army Philadelphia a Napoleon Mccallum turned in a Brilliant 217-Yard performance and helped set up 10 fourth Quarter Points As the underdog midshipmen beat army 17-7 saturday in the 86th meet ing of the two service academies. It was Mccallum s final game for Navy. He missed last year s game with an ankle injury and returned in 1985 for an unprecedented fifth year at Annapolis. He finished with his second highest Rushing total. It also was the second highest Rushing total in an army Navy game behind Eddie Myers 278 Yards for Navy in 1979. The Victory avenged Navy s defeat last year at the hands of army and look the sting out of a largely disappointing 4-7 year. Army which will play Illinois in the dec. 31 peach bowl in Atlanta slipped to 8-3. Mccallum carried 4 times including eight of the 10 phys As Navy drove for Todd Solomon s clinching 26-Yard Field goal with 1 l 5 to play. Mccallum s 6-Yard run on Navy s pre Vious Possession set up Chuck Smith s 5 Yard to run up the Middle with 8 26 to play giving Navy a 14-7 Lead. Navy drove 77 Yards in 13 plays for the go ahead score including a 15-Yard pass from quarterback Bob Misch to Greg Schild Mcyr and a 15 Yard reverse by end Troy Saunders. The cadets vaunted Wishbone offence stalled in the second half with backup Sophomore quarterback tory Crawford in the lineup in place of senior starter Rob scaly no was injured at the end of the first half which ended 7-7. Both teams scored a touchdowns on their Jackson captures by closest margin Over Long new York a to Jackson the senior tailback from Auburn saturday was awarded the 1985 Heisman trophy As the nation s outstanding College football player in the closest vote in Hitsman history. Jackson who has been projected by National football league scouts As the top pick in next Spring s draft won by 45 Points. Quarterback Chuck Long of Iowa Waine runner up in the nationwide balloting. The award presented by the downtown athletic club last year went to Boston col lege quarterback Doug flu tic. Prior to that a running Back had taken the trophy every year since 1971, when it went to Auburn quarterback Pat Sullivan. Jackson and Sullivan Are the Only a Burn players to win the award named for John Heisman who coached at Auburn among other schools. I think he is most deserving Sullivan told the associated press in Montgomery Ala. He is the finest athlete i have Ever seen As far As being a pure athlete. I think he has handled himself in a class manner. 1 am proud to be an alumnus of the same Jackson rushed for 1.786 Yards this sea son. He had 317 first place votes and finished with 1,509 Points. Long was second with 1,464 Points and had 286 first place votes. Jackson was first in the mid Atlantic South and Southwest voting regions while Long won in the Northeast Midwest and far West. It Means a great Deal said Jackson. It s something i be looked Over the years at. It s a tradition i la try to he will receive the trophy Al a dinner in new York thursday. Brigham Young quarterback Robbie Bosco finished third followed by soph Omore tailback Lorenzo White of Michigan slate and Junior quarterback Vinny Testa verde of Miami. Purdue quarterback Jim Everett was sixth followed by Navy running Back Napoleon Mccallum. Notre Dame runner Allen Pinkett tailback Joe Duck of plym Outh . Slate a division my school and tied for 10th place quarterback Brian Mcclure of Bowling Green and running Back Thurman Thomas of Oklahoma stale. The previous closest Vole was in 1961 when fullback Ernie David of Syracuse beat running Back Bob Ferguson of Ohio Szalc by 53 Points. First possessions on a 13-Yard pass from Misch to Saunders and army on Clarence Jones id Ard run. Mealy was stopped ind injured on fourth and inc at Navy s 2 late in the second Quarter after inking the cadets 70 Yards Starling with a .10-Yard pass 10 Rob Dicker son. On the crucial fourth Down play he faked to fullback Doug Black and was hit in the by cornerback Steve Brady and suffered a dislocated left shoulder. Navy s opening drive started with a 27 Yard Kickoff return by Mccallum. Who car ried nine times for 45 Yards in the 14-play. 73-Yard drive. The touchdown came in a timing pattern with Saunders making a catch Al the left Flag with 6 54 to play in the first Quarter. Jones returned the ensuing Kickoff Fil cards culling to the left sideline at the 30 and rating to the Navy 36. Tight plays later the speedy Jones it to a pitch and went around left end. Getting a Block from halfback William and stepping just inside the Flag. Mccallum finished the half with 118 Yards on 23 carries. Both teams threatened but did not score in the third period. Army drove 60 Yards in 15 plays but Craig Stopa missed a 37-Sard Field goal attempt. Navy then drove to army s 17, but Mccallum fumbled on first Down. Army s Kurt Gutierre fell on the Ball. Army which entered the game averaging 350.8 Yards a game on the ground was held to 192 Rushing and 288 Yards Overall. Navy gained 313 Yards on the ground and 397 total. Jackson averaged 6.4 Yards on 278 car Ries and scored 102 Points on 17 touch Downs which lied him for second place in the nation. Leg and rib injuries prevented him from having the super season Many had expected. He had 1,233 Yards and 11 touch Downs in Auburn s first six games before he was injured. He took himself out of games against Tennessee and Florida which the tigers lost. Bui his big finale 142 Yards against Alabama despite playing with two broken ribs clinched the trophy for him. Jackson missed six games with a Sepa rated shoulder last year ending whatever Chance he had of challenging flu tic As a Junior. Long had been Rcd shirled and could have turned pro after the 1984 season. He stayed at Iowa to guide the third ranked Haw keys to the big ten Crown and Inlo the Rose bowl. He completed 231 of 351 passes for 2,978 Yards and 26 touchdowns placing him third in the Complex Mcaa passing efficiency ratings. He was intercepted 15 times. In his career at Iowa he passed for 10,142 Yards completing 64.6 percent of his passes. File Pitolo Auburn s to Jackson. Nation s top player
