1977 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1977 Holy Cross Crusaders football Independent 2–9 Neil Wheelwright 2nd Craig Cerretani Steve Hunt Fitton Field The 1977 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Head coach Neil Wheelwright returned for his second year. The team compiled a record of 5–6.2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book College of the Holy Cross June 15, 2020 123 https://goholycross.com/documents/2019/7/19/19-hc-fb-fb.pdf Worcester, Mass. All home games were played at Fitton Field on the Holy Cross campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. Schedule 1977 AP y y ^ Family Weekend September 10 @ New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH L 14-27 11,800 UNH Prevails as Crusade Fails, 27-14 Al Morganti September 11, 1977 95 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71911472/1977-holy-cross-unh/ September 17 @ Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 0-14 5,742 URI Stuns HC, 14-0, Via Air September 18, 1977 90 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56249149/1977-holy-cross-uri September 24 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 14-17 7,900 Lowery Kicks Dartmouth Past HC Al Morganti September 25, 1977 71 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56250691/1977-dartmouth-hc October 8 Colgate Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 14-31 10,132 Colgate Untracks, Snuffs Holy Cross Threat, 31-14 Roy Mumpton October 9, 1977 79 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56253864/1977-colgate-hc October 15 Boston University<hc> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 13-14 6,110 BU Takes Breaks, 14-13 Al Morganti October 16, 1977 53 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71919486/1977-holy-cross-bu/ Attendance figure in Boston University 14, Holy Cross 13 October 16, 1977 6C St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg, Fla. October 22 Brown^ Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 13-44 14,000 Brown Sophomore Script Scrambles HC, 44-13 Ernie Roberts October 23, 1977 73 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56256609/1977-brown-hc October 29 @ Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 7-48 41,376 Army Marches over HC, 48-7 Roy Mumpton October 30, 1977 72 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56257227/1977-army-hc November 5 @ UMass Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA L 6-28 8,100 UMass Toils, HC Tumbles; Defense Key, 28-6 Harry Eisenberg November 6, 1977 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56259887/1977-holy-cross-umass November 12 Villanova Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 0-24 7,651 Villanova Hands HC 9th Loss Roy Mumpton November 13, 1977 80 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56261932/1977-holy-cross-villanova November 19 @ Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT W 14-3 5,246 Crusaders Beat Punchless Huskies, 14-3 Woody Anderson November 20, 1977 1C The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71924047/1977-uconn-hc/ November 26 Boston College (rivalry) Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 35-20 12,006 Holy Cross Stuns B.C., 35-20; Lehigh Tops UMass Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 27, 1977 S8 Statistical leaders Statistical leaders for the 1977 Crusaders included:2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book College of the Holy Cross June 15, 2020 68–73 https://goholycross.com/documents/2019/7/19/19-hc-fb-fb.pdf Worcester, Mass. Rushing: Crocky Nangle, 603 yards and 4 touchdowns on 148 attempts Passing: Peter Colombo, 508 yards, 38 completions and 2 touchdowns on 77 attempts Receiving: Pat Kelly, 357 yards on 26 receptions Scoring: Crocky Nangle, 26 points from 4 touchdowns and 1 two-point conversion Total offense: Peter Colombo, 610 yards (508 passing, 102 rushing) All-purpose yards: Larry Ewald, 923 yards (435 returning, 408 rushing, 80 receiving) Interceptions: Herb Mihalik, 6 interceptions for 24 yards References Holy Cross Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football seasons Holy Cross Crusaders football