The 1990 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished first in the newly renamed Patriot League, for its fourth championship in five years of league play.
1990 Holy Cross Crusaders football | |
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Patriot League champion | |
Conference | Patriot League |
Record | 9–1–1 (5–0 Patriot) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Kevin Coyle (5th season) |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Fitton Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Holy Cross $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their fifth year under head coach Mark Duffner, the Crusaders compiled a 9–1–1 record. Willie Bradford, Craig Callahan, Joe Foy and Mark Gallagher were the team captains.[1]
The Crusaders outscored opponents 339 to 106. Their undefeated (5–0) conference record placed first in the six-team Patriot League standings.[2] This was the first year of competition under the Patriot League banner; the league had been known as the Colonial League since 1986.[3]
The Crusaders were ranked No. 4 in the preseason national Division I-AA rankings, but a 0–1–1 start dropped them out of the top 20 in the first round of in-season rankings. They later returned to the top 20 during their nine-game win streak to finish the season, and were recognized as No. 8 in the final poll, released after their last game. The Crusaders did not participate in the Division I-AA playoffs, as Patriot League rules at the time forbade postseason play.
Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Schedule edit
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 8 | UMass* | No. 4 | T 10–10 | 16,444 | [4] | |||
September 15 | at Army* | No. 4 | L 7–24 | 30,880 | [5] | |||
September 22 | at Penn* | W 17–3 | 12,189 | [6] | ||||
September 29 | Harvard* |
| W 35–14 | 14,106 | [7] | |||
October 6 | Dartmouth * |
| W 21–10 | 13,211 | [8] | |||
October 13 | at Brown* | No. 20 | W 55–0 | 4,700 | [9] | |||
October 20 | Lehigh^ | No. 15 |
| W 34–22 | 17,848 | [10] | ||
October 27 | Lafayette | No. 13 |
| W 34–3 | 8,247 | [11] | ||
November 3 | Bucknell | No. 11 |
| W 43–14 | 11,995 | [12] | ||
November 10 | at Fordham | No. 10 | W 48–0 | 2,857 | [13] | |||
November 17 | at Colgate | No. 10 | W 35–6 | 4,576 | [14] | |||
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References edit
- ^ "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 125. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (September 6, 1990). "Holy Cross Unanimous Choice for Patriot Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pave, Marvin (September 9, 1990). "UMass Plays Holy Cross to a Standoff". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ferro, John (September 17, 1990). "Army's McPlan a Success; Two QBs, No Huddle Overwhelm Holy Cross". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (September 23, 1990). "Holy Cross Gets Big Plays for a 17-3 Defeat of Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (September 30, 1990). "Holy Cross Swarms over Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (October 7, 1990). "Segreti, Ciaccio Lift HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holy Cross 55, Brown 0". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Mass. Associated Press. October 14, 1990. pp. C7, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 21, 1990). "Lehigh Comes Up Short 34-22". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 28, 1990). "Holy Cross Too Much for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harber, Paul (November 4, 1990). "Holy Cross Rocks Bucknell for Its Milestone 500th". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Segreti (3 TDs) Fuels Holy Cross Runaway". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 11, 1990. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate Beaten; Holy Cross Wins Patriot Title". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. November 18, 1990. pp. 9C, 10C – via Newspapers.com.