The 1996 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished last in the Patriot League.
| 1996 Holy Cross Crusaders football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 2–9 (1–4 Patriot) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Tom Quinn (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Fitton Field |
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| Bucknell $ | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their first year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 2–9 record. David Streeter and Mike Zimirowski were the team captains.[1]
The Crusaders were outscored 351 to 209. Their 1–5 conference record was the worst in the six-team Patriot League standings.[2]
Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | UMass* | L 10–28 | 8,770 | [3] | |||
| September 21 | at Colgate | W 38–21 | 4,000 | [4] | |||
| September 28 | at Princeton* | L 30–37 | 5,451 | [5] | |||
| October 5 | Columbia *
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| L 16–42 | 9,349 | [6] | ||
| October 12 | at Dartmouth* | L 7–35 | 6,112 | [7] | |||
| October 19 | Harvard* |
| L 25–28 | 4,647 | [8] | ||
| October 26 | Bucknell^ |
| L 7–38 | 10,671 | [9] | ||
| November 2 | at Fordham | L 0–28 | 2,217 | [10] | |||
| November 9 | Lehigh |
| L 10–20 | 2,863 | [11] | ||
| November 16 | at Lafayette | L 21–38 | 4,814 | [12] | |||
| November 23 | at Georgetown* | W 45–36 | 2,816 | [13] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 125. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ Burris, Joe (September 15, 1996). "Sloppy UMass Runs Down HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Same Old Story as Holy Cross Dumps Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 22, 1996. p. C15. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Finnegan, Tara (September 29, 1996). "Princeton Survives Scare". The Home News & Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D8. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ El-Bashir, Tarik (October 6, 1996). "Lions Remain Perfect by Trouncing Crusaders". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S4, S6.
- ^ Lessels, Allen (October 13, 1996). "Dartmouth Gets a Rush". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lessels, Allen (October 20, 1996). "Linden Puts Wind in Harvard's Sails". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D19. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison Dominate Holy Cross 38-7". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 27, 1996. pp. C4, C8. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Madine Sparks Fordham". The Record. Hackensack, N.J. Associated Press. November 3, 1996. p. S-5. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Football Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 3, 1996. p. F18.
- ^ Burgin, Sandy (November 10, 1996). "Lehigh Tops Holy Cross to Forge Three-Way Tie". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Football Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 10, 1996. p. C18.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (November 17, 1996). "Schillaci Sparks Lafayette's Win Over Holy Cross". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holy Cross 45, Georgetown 36". The Burlington Free Press. Burllington, Vt. November 24, 1996. p. 6C. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "N.E. Football Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 24, 1996. p. C15.