1994 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1994 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Peter Vaas, the Crusaders compiled a 3–8 record and were outscored 327 to 175. Their 3–2 conference record, however, tied for second in the six-team Patriot League standings.[1]

1994 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–8 (3–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Chris Nichol
  • Pat Smith
Home stadiumFitton Field
1994 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lafayette $ 5 0 05 6 0
Lehigh 3 2 05 5 1
Holy Cross 3 2 03 8 0
Bucknell 2 3 05 6 0
Colgate 2 3 03 8 0
Fordham 0 5 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion

Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college's campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. Pat Smith and Chris Nichol were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 at Army* L 3–49 26,535 [3]
September 17 UMassdagger* L 0–32 12,271 [4]
September 24 at Yale* L 22–47 10,028 [5]
October 1 Harvard*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 17–27 8,611 [6]
October 8 at No. 14 Penn* L 8–59 7,830 [7]
October 15 at Brown* L 18–20 3,537 [8]
October 22 at Lafayette L 9–17 8,928 [9]
October 29 at Fordham W 31–21 4,475 [10]
November 5 Bucknell^
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 27–20 10,288 [11]
November 12 Lehigh
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 13–29 7,914 [12]
November 19 at Colgate W 27–6 [2]

References

  1. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 125. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  3. Holley, Michael (September 11, 1994). "An Ugly Scene for HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Monahan, Bob (September 18, 1994). "Good Character Builder for UMass". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Berlet, Bruce (September 25, 1994). "Yale Is Quick to Put Away Holy Cross". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. B11 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Burris, Joe (October 2, 1994). "Grind-'Em-Out Harvard Keeps Holy Cross in Cold". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Burris, Joe (October 9, 1994). "Holy Cross No Match for Penn". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. pp. 60, 61 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Vellante, John (October 16, 1994). "Brown Slips by the Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Meixell, Ted (October 23, 1994). "At Last, Lafayette Victorious; Tops Holy Cross Convincingly". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Holy Cross Batters Rams for First Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 30, 1994. p. 60 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Harber, Paul (November 6, 1994). "Late Show a Hit for HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Holy Cross Doesn't Fare Well". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 13, 1994. p. 63 via Newspapers.com.
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