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.
| 1986 Holy Cross Crusaders football | |
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Colonial League champion | |
| Conference | Colonial League |
| Record | 10–1 (4–0 Colonial) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Kevin Coyle (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Fitton Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 13 | Lehigh | W 17–14 | 15,781 | [2] | |||
| September 20 | at Lafayette | W 38–14 | 12,700 | [3] | |||
| September 27 | at Harvard* | W 41–0 | 12,540 | [4] | |||
| October 4 | at Colgate | W 16–12 | 5,000 | [5] | |||
| October 11 | Dartmouth * |
| W 48–7 | 14,171 | [6] | ||
| October 18 | at Army* | W 17–14 | 40,884 | [7] | |||
| October 25 | at Brown* | W 22–7 | 11,500 | [8] | |||
| November 1 | UMass* |
| W 41–7 | 18,861 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | Bucknell |
| W 17–10 | 9,041 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | at William & Mary* | W 31–7 | 17,450 | [11] | |||
| November 22 | Boston College* |
| L 26–56 | 23,271 | [12] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (September 14, 1986). "A Shaky Win for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Laubach, Ed (September 21, 1986). "Lockbaum Leads Holy Cross, 38-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holy Cross Rips Harvard, 41-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 28, 1986. pp. E13, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate Suffers Inspirational Loss". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Gannett News Service. October 5, 1986. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (October 12, 1986). "Lockbaum Lifts HC, 48-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (October 19, 1986). "Holy Cross Crashes Army's Homecoming". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (October 26, 1986). "HC Locks Up Another One, 22-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holy Cross Routs UMass, 41-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. November 2, 1986. pp. D9, D8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (November 9, 1986). "Holy Cross Douses Bucknell Upset Bid". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Radford, Rich (November 16, 1986). "Holy Cross Smothers William & Mary". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.