1971 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1971 Holy Cross Crusaders football Independent 4–6 Ed Doherty 1st William Adams Daniel Harper William Stachowski Fitton Field The 1971 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Ed Doherty took over for his first year as head coach. The team compiled a record of 4–6.2019 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. Holy Cross competed as an independent despite having announced in May 1971 that the Crusaders, along with the Boston University Terriers, would join the Yankee Conference. Because their previous scheduling commitments would not allow them to play the full Yankee round-robin in 1971 and 1972, HC and BU continued to compete as football independents and were not eligible for the Yankee Conference championship.Boston U., Holy Cross Join Yankee Conference May 26, 1971 United Press International 35 Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59588476/1971-hc-yankee/ Holy Cross did play non-conference games against two longstanding Yankee teams in 1971, losing to both Connecticut and Massachusetts. All home games were played at Fitton Field on the Holy Cross campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. Schedule 1971 AP y y ^ Family Weekend September 25 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 21-16 14,000 Holy Cross Ends Slump in 21-16 Harvard Upset Steve Cady The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 26, 1971 S5 October 2 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 9-28 13,750 Dartmouth Downs Holy Cross, 28-9, by Capitalizing on Fumble Recoveries Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 3, 1971 S4 October 9 Colgate Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 28-14 15,000 Holy Cross Back on Beam, Colgate on Short End, 28-14 Peter Gammons October 10, 1971 84 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70829480/1971-colgate-hc/ October 16 Boston University<hc> Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 28-14 17,500 Holy Cross, Wilson Stun BU, 28-14 Francis Rosa October 17, 1971 81 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70830108/1971-holy-cross-bu/ October 23 @ Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY L 21-63 18,308 Syracuse Makes Holy Cross Wince, 63-21 P.J. Crowley October 24, 1971 63 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70833029/1971-syracuse-hc/ October 30 1971 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern^ Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 17-7 14,000 Wilson Carries HC over NU, 17-7 Jerry Nason October 31, 1971 91 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70837338/1971-northeastern-hc/ Attendance figure in Holy Cross Defeats Northeastern, 17-7 Associated Press The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 31, 1971 S4 November 6 @ UMass Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA L 27-38 14,500 UMass, Metallo (258 Yds., 4 TDs) Topple HC, 38-27 Peter Gammons November 7, 1971 90 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70838983/1971-umass-hc/ November 13 @ Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 13-14 8,500 Holy Cross! Rutgers Finally Nails a Win Ken O'Brien November 14, 1971 A1 The Sunday Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70842181/1971-rutgers-hc/ November 20 @ Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT L 17-24 14,397 UConn Rally Tops Crusaders Owen Canfield November 21, 1971 1C The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71128249/1971-uconn-hc/ November 27 v Boston College (rivalry) Schaefer Stadium Foxborough, MA L 12-48 22,205 BC's Bombs Trip Up 'Soft Touch' HC, 21-7 Jerry Nason November 28, 1971 85 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70845892/1971-boston-hc/ Statistical leaders Statistical leaders for the 1971 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: Joe Wilson, 973 yards and 9 touchdowns on 177 attempts Passing: Mickey Connolly, 433 yards, 35 completions and 4 touchdowns on 85 attempts Receiving: Jack VonOhlen, 260 yards and 2 touchdowns on 16 receptions Scoring: Joe Wilson, 54 points from 9 touchdowns Total offense: Joe Wilson, 973 yards (all rushing) All-purpose yards: Joe Wilson, 1,128 yards (973 rushing, 114 receiving) Interceptions: Dan Harper, 5 interceptions for 93 yards References Holy Cross Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football seasons Holy Cross Crusaders football