1986 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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1986 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Colonial League champion
ConferenceColonial League
Record10–1 (4–0 Colonial)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (1st season)
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Colonial League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Holy Cross $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Lafayette 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Lehigh 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Colgate 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Colonial League during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its first year under head coach Mark Duffner, the team compiled a 10–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the Colonial League championship.[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Lehigh
W 17–14 15,781 [2]
September 20at Lafayette
W 38–14 12,700 [3]
September 27at Harvard*
W 41–0 12,540 [4]
October 4at Colgate
W 16–12 5,000 [5]
October 11Dartmouthdagger*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 48–7 14,171 [6]
October 18at Army*
W 17–14 40,884 [7]
October 25at Brown*
W 22–7 11,500 [8]
November 1UMass*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 41–7 18,861 [9]
November 8Bucknell
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 17–10 9,041 [10]
November 15at William & Mary*
W 31–7 17,450 [11]
November 22Boston College*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 26–56 23,271 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (September 14, 1986). "A Shaky Win for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Laubach, Ed (September 21, 1986). "Lockbaum Leads Holy Cross, 38-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross Rips Harvard, 41-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 28, 1986. pp. E13, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colgate Suffers Inspirational Loss". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Gannett News Service. October 5, 1986. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (October 12, 1986). "Lockbaum Lifts HC, 48-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (October 19, 1986). "Holy Cross Crashes Army's Homecoming". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Monahan, Bob (October 26, 1986). "HC Locks Up Another One, 22-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Holy Cross Routs UMass, 41-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. November 2, 1986. pp. D9, D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (November 9, 1986). "Holy Cross Douses Bucknell Upset Bid". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Radford, Rich (November 16, 1986). "Holy Cross Smothers William & Mary". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ MacMullan, Jackie (November 23, 1986). "Happy Ending for BC, Harvard; Eagles Outslug HC, 56-26". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
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