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1987 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Colonial League champion
ConferenceColonial League
Record11–0 (4–0 Colonial)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (2nd season)
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons← 19861988 →
1987 Colonial League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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. The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Army*W 34–2438,428
September 19LafayetteW 40–1110,651
September 26at LehighW 63–612,500
October 3Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 49–720,211
October 10at Dartmouth*W 62–2311,109
October 17at BucknellW 48–1011,240
October 24Brown*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 41–020,661
October 31UMass*W 54–1015,214
November 7Harvard*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 41–617,211
November 14William & Mary*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 40–714,671
November 19at Villanova*W 39–613,400
  • *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. Craig, Jack (September 13, 1987). "HC Has Too Much for Army". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Pave, Martin (September 20, 1987). "Lafayette No Match for Holy Cross, 40-11". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Powers, John (September 27, 1987). "HC's Wiley (7 TD Passes) Overwhelms Lehigh, 63-6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Borges, Ron (October 4, 1987). "Holy Cross Runs Wild". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Marrapese, Nancy L. (October 11, 1987). "Another Blowout by HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Freeman, Michael (October 18, 1987). "Holy Cross Rolls Again, 48-10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Thomsen, Ian (October 25, 1987). "Holy Cross Still Cruising Along, 41-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Vega, Michael (November 1, 1987). "Another Rout for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Powers, John (November 8, 1987). "Holy Cross Storms Past Harvard, 41-6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Shaughnessy, Dan (November 15, 1987). "Perfect 10 for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Newman, Chuck (November 20, 1987). "Holy Cross Tops 'Nova for 11-0 Year". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
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