| 1988 Holy Cross Crusaders football | |
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| Conference | Colonial League |
| Record | 9–2 (3–1 Colonial) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Kevin Coyle (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Fitton Field |
| Seasons← 19871989 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Holy Cross | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished third in the Colonial League, its first non-championship year since league play began in 1986.
In their third year under head coach Mark Duffner, the Crusaders compiled a 9–2 record. Dennis Golden, Rob McGovern, Tom Smith and Jeff Wiley were the team captains.
The Crusaders outscored opponents 334 to 182. Their 3–1 conference record placed second in the six-team Colonial League standings.
The Crusaders were ranked No. 1 in the preseason national Division I-AA rankings, but a 1–2 start dropped them out of the top 20 in the first round of in-season rankings. They remained unranked as they compiled an eight-game win streak to finish the season, but were recognized as No. 19 in the final poll, released after their last game.
Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 3 | Rhode Island* | No. 1 | W 49–7 | 12,441 | ||||
| September 10 | at Army* | No. 1 | L 3–23 | 33,136 | ||||
| September 17 | at Lafayette | No. 1 | L 20–28 | 6,200 | ||||
| September 24 | at Princeton* | W 30–26 | 10,200 | |||||
| October 1 | Harvard* |
| W 35–20 | 12,441 | ||||
| October 8 | Dartmouth* |
| W 17–3 | 850 | ||||
| October 15 | Lehigh^ |
| W 48–24 | 16,441 | ||||
| October 22 | at Brown* | W 35–14 | 5,500 | |||||
| October 29 | at Colgate | W 7–0 | 4,500 | |||||
| November 12 | Bucknell |
| W 38–7 | 9,111 | ||||
| November 19 | Northeastern* |
| W 52–30 | 7,881 | ||||
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References
- "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. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- Pave, Marvin (September 4, 1988). "Crusaders in Cruise Control". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
- Rieber, Anthony (September 11, 1988). "Army Flattens Holy Cross, 23-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
- Rieber, Anthony (September 18, 1988). "Crusaders Scrambled; Lafayette Quarterback Baur Burns Holy Cross, 28-20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
- O'Sullivan, Sean (September 25, 1988). "Holy Cross Steals It, 30-26". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
- Harber, Paul (October 2, 1988). "Wiley Strong-Arms Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- Reinert, Bob (October 9, 1988). "Segreti Sparks HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
- Reinert, Bob (October 16, 1988). "HC Unleashes Segreti Again". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
- Concannon, Joe (October 23, 1988). "Holy Cross Keeps Brown Under Control". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
- Burris, Joe (October 30, 1988). "Holy Cross Does It with Defense, 7-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
- Monahan, Bob (November 13, 1988). "Holy Cross Dispatches Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
- Monahan, Bob (November 20, 1988). "Holy Cross Finishes with a Flourish, 52-30". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
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