1995 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1995 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished fifth in the Patriot League.

1995 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferencePatriot League
Record2–9 (1–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Matt Faery
  • David Harris
  • Brian Regan
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh $ 5 0 0 8 3 0
Bucknell 4 1 0 7 4 0
Lafayette 3 2 0 4 6 1
Fordham 2 3 0 4 6 1
Holy Cross 1 4 0 2 9 0
Colgate 0 5 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their fourth and final year under head coach Peter Vaas, the Crusaders compiled a 2–9 record. David Harris, Matt Faery and Brian Regan were the team captains.[1]

The Crusaders were outscored 326 to 180. Holy Cross' 1–4 conference record placed fifth in the six-team Patriot League standings.[2] This was the Crusaders' worst result in 10 years of league play.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Hofstra* L 9–24 6,614 [3]
September 16 at UMass* L 0–51 8,819 [4]
September 23 at Cornell* L 19–28 11,033 [5]
September 30 Brown*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 14–37 8,564 [6]
October 7 Yale *
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 17–28 4,812 [7]
October 14 at Harvard* W 27–22 7,375 [8]
October 21 Lafayette^
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 17–27 4,128 [9]
October 28 vs. Fordham L 10–17 2,436 [10]
November 4 at Bucknell L 7–21 8,729 [11]
November 11 at Lehigh L 21–51 11,254 [12]
November 18 Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 39–20 6,423 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • ^ Family Weekend

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 125. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 10, 1995). "Holy Cross Gets Off on a Flat Foot". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Burris, Joe (September 17, 1995). "UMass Grinds on HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Read, Dennis (September 25, 1995). "Big Red Roars to Its First Victory; Pulls Away From Holy Cross for 28-49 Homecoming Triumph". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "McCullough's Air Show Powers Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 1, 1995. p. 111 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 8, 1995). "Yale Does Unexpected in 2nd Victory". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 15, 1995). "Holy Cross Downs Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Doyle, Bill (October 22, 1995). "Finally, a Win on Same Day: Lafayette Tops Holy Cross; Moore Shines". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Crusaders Can't Weather Rams". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 29, 1995. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Hummel, Todd (November 5, 1995). "Bucknell Clinches First Winning Mark Since '90". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. November 5, 1995. p. 5D.
  12. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 12, 1995). "Lehigh Clinches Share of League Title; Abdullah Sets Mark in Rout of Holy Cross". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Burgin, Sandy (November 19, 1995). "HC Sophomore Dances Around Colgate". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1.