1960 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1960 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. Eddie Anderson returned for the 11th consecutive year as head coach, his 17th year overall. For the second year in a row, the team compiled a record of 6–4. All home games were played at Fitton Field on the Holy Cross campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1960 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
1960 record6–4
Head coachEddie Anderson (17th season)
Captains
  • James Rhodes
  • Richard Skinner
Home stadiumFitton Field
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rutgers      8 1 0
No. 4 Navy      9 2 0
Memphis State      8 2 0
Detroit      7 2 0
No. 19 Syracuse      7 2 0
No. 16 Penn State      7 3 0
Oregon      7 3 1
Army      6 3 1
Oregon State      6 3 1
Holy Cross      6 4 0
Houston      6 4 0
Miami (FL)      6 4 0
San Jose State      5 4 0
Pittsburgh      4 3 3
Xavier      5 5 0
Washington State      4 5 1
Air Force      4 6 0
Boston University      3 5 2
Pacific (CA)      4 6 0
Boston College      3 6 1
Florida State      3 6 1
Marquette      3 6 0
Colgate      2 7 0
Notre Dame      2 8 0
Villanova      2 8 0
Dayton      1 9 0
Idaho      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at HarvardL 6–13
October 1at Boston UniversityL 14–20
October 8No. 1 Syracuse
L 6–15
October 15at DartmouthW 9–8
October 24at ColumbiaW 27–6
October 29Marquette
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 20–0
November 5Dayton
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 36–6
November 12Penn State ^
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 8–33
November 19Connecticut
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 30–6
November 26at Boston CollegeW 16–1227,000[1]
  • Homecoming
  • ^ Family Weekend
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Statistical leaders

Statistical leaders for the 1960 Crusaders included:[3]

  • Rushing: Tom Hennessey, 365 yards and 3 touchdowns on 73 attempts
  • Passing: Pat McCarthy, 941 yards, 59 completions and 4 touchdowns on 142 attempts
  • Receiving: Richard Skinner, 158 yards on 16 receptions
  • Scoring: Pat McCarthy, 42 points on 5 touchdowns and 2 two-point conversions
  • Total offense: Pat McCarthy, 1,220 yards (941 passing, 279 rushing)
  • All-purpose yards: Tom Hennessey, 1,066 yards (418 returning, 365 rushing, 283 receiving)

References

  1. Tuckner, Howard M. (November 27, 1960). "M'Carthy Excels; Holy Cross Back Star of Drive That Beats Boston College". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  2. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  3. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 68-70. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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