1987 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its second year under head coach Mark Duffner, the team compiled an 11–0 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.

1987 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Colonial League champion
ConferenceColonial League
1987 record11–0 (4–0 Colonial)
Head coachMark Duffner (2nd season)
Home stadiumFitton Field
1987 Colonial League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Holy Cross $ 4 0 0  11 0 0
Lehigh 3 1 1  5 5 1
Colgate 2 2 0  7 4 0
Lafayette 2 3 0  4 7 0
Bucknell 1 3 1  4 5 1
Davidson 0 3 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12at Army*W 34–24
September 19LafayetteW 40–11
September 26at Lehigh
W 63–6
October 3Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 49–7
October 10at Dartmouth*
W 62–23
October 17at Bucknell
W 48–10
October 24Brown*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 41–0
October 31UMass*W 54–10
November 7Harvard*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 41–6
November 14William & Mary*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 40–7
November 19at Villanova*
W 39–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
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