The 1997 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.
| 1997 Holy Cross Crusaders football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 4–7 (2–4 Patriot) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Tom Quinn (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Fitton Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Bucknell | 5 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their second year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 4–7 record. Dominic Blue and Jeff Laboranti were the team captains.[1]
The Crusaders were outscored 308 to 182. Holy Cross' 2–4 conference record placed it in a three-way tie for fourth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[2]
The team's claimed 4–7 and 2–4 records count the season-opening Towson matchup as a Holy Cross win by forfeit, as Towson agreed in October 1997 that it had used an academically ineligible player in that game.[3]
Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 13 | at Towson | W 7–27‡ | 2,000 | [4][3] | |||
| September 20 | Georgetown* | W 25–21 | 5,827 | [5] | |||
| September 27 | Dartmouth* |
| L 6–35 | 3,000 | [6] | ||
| October 4 | Princeton *
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| L 7–21 | 8,542 | [7] | ||
| October 11 | at Columbia* | W 45–16 | 3,335 | [8] | |||
| October 18 | at Harvard* | L 24–52 | 7,094 | [9] | |||
| October 25 | at Bucknell | L 6–18 | 7,872 | [10] | |||
| November 1 | Colgate^ |
| L 7–42 | 2,826 | [11] | ||
| November 8 | at Lehigh | W 20–14 | 4,865 | [12] | |||
| November 15 | Lafayette |
| L 23–34 | 1,105 | [13] | ||
| November 22 | Fordham |
| L 12–28 | 725 | [14] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 126. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ a b Free, Bill (October 3, 1997). "Forfeit Forces Towson to Look Again for First Patriot League Victory". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Free, Bill (September 14, 1997). "Towson Routs Holy Cross in Patriot Debut". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 10C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Home Is Sweet for HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 21, 1997. pp. C20, C21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vellante, John (September 28, 1997). "Dartmouth Batters HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vellante, John (October 5, 1997). "Holy Cross Kicking Itself After a Loss". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Columbia Humbled; Fordham Pummeled". Daily News (metro ed.). New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 12, 1997. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 12, 1997. p. C17.
- ^ Greenidge, Jim (October 19, 1997). "Menick, Harvard in a Rush". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Baker, Wayne (October 26, 1997). "Peer Pressure: Tailback Has Record Game as Bucknell Remains Unbeaten". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate Ends Skid vs. Crusaders in Style". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 2, 1997. pp. 4F, 6F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 26, 1997). "Turnovers and Quick Strikes Doom Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burgin, Sandy (November 16, 1997). "Moore Than Enough: Lafayette Ace Pummels HC". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1.
- ^ "Fordham Wins Finale Against Holy Cross". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. November 23, 1997. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.