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American college football season

1973 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Captains
  • Tyree Blocker
  • Steve Buchanan
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons← 19721974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Houston   –   11 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Tulane   –   9 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 4 – 0
Utah State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 4 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   0 – 10 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Ed Doherty returned for his third year as head coach. The team compiled a record of 5–6.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 at UMass W 30–28 18,100
September 15 Northeastern
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 38–14 14,500
September 22 at New Hampshire W 31–0 7,864–10,530
September 29 Temple
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 34–63 16,420
October 6 at Dartmouth W 10–0 15,700
October 13 Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 21–22 15,721
October 27 at Army W 17–10 42,267
November 10 Syracuse^
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 3–5 16,404
November 17 Rutgers
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 7–27 14,881
November 24 at Connecticut L 9–10 10,286
December 1 at Boston College
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA (rivalry)
L 21–42 22,500
  • Homecoming
  • ^ Family Weekend

Statistical leaders

Statistical leaders for the 1973 Crusaders included:

  • Rushing: Steve Buchanan, 849 yards and 4 touchdowns on 183 attempts
  • Passing: Peter Vaas, 1,631 yards, 135 completions and 13 touchdowns on 258 attempts
  • Receiving: Mark Sheridan, 703 yards and 5 touchdowns on 46 receptions
  • Scoring: Steve Buchanan, 42 points from 7 touchdowns
  • Total offense: Peter Vaas, 1,667 yards (1,631 passing, 36 rushing)
  • All-purpose yards: Steve Buchanan, 1,023 yards (849 rushing, 174 receiving)
  • Interceptions: John Provost, 8 interceptions for 138 yards

References

  1. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 123. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. Concannon, Joe (September 9, 1973). "Holy Cross Outlasts UMass, 30-28, as Safety Proves Decisive". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Nason, Jerry (September 16, 1973). "NU Wins Statistics Battle, Holy Cross Wins Game, 38-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Holy Cross 38, Northeastern 14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 16, 1973. p. 7D.
  4. Gammons, Peter (September 23, 1973). "Crusaders March over UNH, 31-0, Vaas Leads Parade". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. Lewis, Allen (September 30, 1973). "Temple Outraces Holy Cross, 63-34". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Gammons, Peter (October 7, 1973). "Hungry Crusader Freshmen Put Bite on Dartmouth, 10-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Concannon, Joe (October 14, 1973). "Two-Point Conversion Catapults Colgate over Hobbled Holy Cross, 22-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Ward, Gene (October 28, 1973). "Give-and-Take Army Bobbles to HC, 17-10". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 140 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Gammons, Peter (November 11, 1973). "Weather, HC Frigid — Syracuse Ends Famine". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Shaughnessy, Dan (November 18, 1973). "Turnovers, J.J.'s Running Ruin Holy Cross for Rutgers, 27-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Keyes, Frank (November 25, 1973). "UConn Beats HC, 10-9 on Last Minute Kick". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Nason, Jerry (December 2, 1973). "Esposito, Briggs Power BC Past HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 93 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "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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