1979 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1979 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Neil Wheelwright returned for his fourth year as head coach. For the second year in a row, the team compiled a record of 5–6.[1]

1979 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
1979 record5–6
Head coachNeil Wheelwright (4th season)
Captains
  • Larry Ewald
  • Glenn Verrette
Home stadiumFitton Field
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh        11 1 0
UNLV        9 1 2
No. 17 Temple        10 2 0
Tulane        9 3 0
Rutgers        8 3 0
East Carolina        7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State        8 4 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Navy        7 4 0
Notre Dame        7 4 0
Southern Miss        6 4 1
Syracuse        7 5 0
Colgate        5 4 1
Boston College        5 6 0
Holy Cross        5 6 0
Memphis        5 6 0
Miami        5 6 0
North Texas State        5 6 0
Villanova        5 6 0
Virginia Tech        5 6 0
West Virginia        5 6 0
Georgia Tech        4 6 1
Louisville        4 6 1
William & Mary        4 7 0
Illinois State        3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana        3 8 0
Army        2 8 1
Air Force        2 9 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
Richmond        0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

All home games were played at Fitton Field on the Holy Cross campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 at Rutgers L 0–28 [1]
September 15 at New Hampshire L 17–26 [1]
September 22 Rhode Island
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 35–6 [1]
October 6 at Dartmouth W 13–7 [1]
October 13 Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 16–17 [1]
October 20 at Villanova L 14–29 [1]
October 27 Brown
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 14–7 [1]
November 3 Boston University^
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 7–16 [1]
November 10 at Massachusetts W 20–18 [1]
November 24 at Connecticut W 28–12 [1]
December 1 Boston College L 10–13 [1]
  • Homecoming
  • ^ Family Weekend

Statistical leaders

Statistical leaders for the 1979 Crusaders included:[2]

  • Rushing: Larry Ewald, 614 yards and 4 touchdowns on 160 attempts
  • Passing: Neil Solomon, 1,046 yards, 70 completions and 5 touchdowns on 144 attempts
  • Receiving: Phil Johnson, 662 yards and 3 touchdowns on 46 receptions
  • Scoring: Crocky Nangle, 36 points from 6 touchdowns
  • Total offense: Neil Solomon, 998 yards (1,046 passing, minus-48 rushing)
  • All-purpose yards: Larry Ewald, 1,178 yards (614 rushing, 425 returning, 139 receiving)
  • Interceptions: John McNally, 5 interceptions for 19 yards
  • Tackles: Steve Gannon, 143 total tackles (74 solo, 69 assist)

References

  1. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 124. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. pp. 68–73. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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