1986 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1986 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Colonial League champion
Conference	Colonial League
Record	10–1 (4–0 Colonial)
Head coach	Mark Duffner (1st season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field

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. The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 13	Lehigh	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 17–14
September 20	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	W 38–14
September 27	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 41–0
October 4	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 16–12
October 11	Dartmouth*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 48–7
October 18	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 17–14
October 25	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 22–7
November 1	UMass*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 41–7
November 8	Bucknell	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 17–10
November 15	at William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 31–7
November 22	Boston College*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 26–56
*Non-conference game Homecoming