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1986 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Colonial League champion
ConferenceColonial League
Record10–1 (4–0 Colonial)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (1st season)
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons← 19851987 →
1986 Colonial League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Holy Cross $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Lafayette 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Lehigh 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Colgate 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its first year under head coach Mark Duffner, the team compiled a 10–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the Colonial League championship. The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13LehighW 17–14 15,781
September 20at LafayetteW 38–14 12,700
September 27at Harvard*W 41–0 12,540
October 4at ColgateW 16–12 5,000
October 11Dartmouth*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 48–7 14,171
October 18at Army*W 17–14 40,884
October 25at Brown*W 22–7 11,500
November 1UMass*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 41–7 18,861
November 8Bucknell
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 17–10 9,041
November 15at William & Mary*W 31–7 17,450
November 22Boston College*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 26–56 23,271
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. O'Sullivan, Sean (September 14, 1986). "A Shaky Win for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Laubach, Ed (September 21, 1986). "Lockbaum Leads Holy Cross, 38-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Holy Cross Rips Harvard, 41-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 28, 1986. pp. E13, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Colgate Suffers Inspirational Loss". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Gannett News Service. October 5, 1986. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. O'Sullivan, Sean (October 12, 1986). "Lockbaum Lifts HC, 48-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. O'Sullivan, Sean (October 19, 1986). "Holy Cross Crashes Army's Homecoming". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Monahan, Bob (October 26, 1986). "HC Locks Up Another One, 22-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Holy Cross Routs UMass, 41-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. November 2, 1986. pp. D9, D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. O'Sullivan, Sean (November 9, 1986). "Holy Cross Douses Bucknell Upset Bid". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Radford, Rich (November 16, 1986). "Holy Cross Smothers William & Mary". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. MacMullan, Jackie (November 23, 1986). "Happy Ending for BC, Harvard; Eagles Outslug HC, 56-26". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
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