1996 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1996 Holy Cross Crusaders football Patriot League Patriot 2–9 1–4 Dan Allen 1st Tom Quinn 1st David Streeter Mike Zimirowski Fitton Field The 1996 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished last in the Patriot League. In their first year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 2–9 record. David Streeter and Mike Zimirowski were the team captains.2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book College of the Holy Cross June 15, 2020 125 https://goholycross.com/documents/2019/7/19/19-hc-fb-fb.pdf Worcester, Mass. June 12, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612213357/https://goholycross.com/documents/2019/7/19/19-hc-fb-fb.pdf live The Crusaders were outscored 351 to 209. Their 1–5 conference record was the worst in the six-team Patriot League standings.https://patriotleague.org/documents/2020/7/14/2020_PatriotFB_Record_Book.pdf Patriot League Football Record Book Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results Patriot League Center Valley, Pa. 2020 August 10, 2020 5 October 2, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201002045539/https://patriotleague.org/documents/2020/7/14/2020_PatriotFB_Record_Book.pdf live Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. Schedule y y 1996 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network ^ Family Weekend September 14 UMass<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 10 28 8,770 Sloppy UMass Runs Down HC Joe Burris September 15, 1996 C15 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59165097/1996-umass-hc/ September 13, 2020 May 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230501054508/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59165097/1996-umass-hc/ live September 21 @ Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY W 38 21 4,000 Same Old Story as Holy Cross Dumps Colgate September 22, 1996 C15 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59165448/1996-colgate-hc/ September 13, 2020 May 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230501054508/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59165448/1996-colgate-hc/ live September 28 @ Princeton<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 30 37 5,451 Princeton Survives Scare Tara Finnegan September 29, 1996 D8 The Home News & Tribune New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59166990/1996-princeton-hc/ September 13, 2020 May 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230501054522/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59166990/1996-princeton-hc/ live October 5 Columbia<hc><ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 16 42 9,349 Lions Remain Perfect by Trouncing Crusaders Tarik El-Bashir October 6, 1996 S4, S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 12 @ Dartmouth<ncg> Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 7 35 6,112 Dartmouth Gets a Rush Allen Lessels October 13, 1996 C18 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59179340/1996-dartmouth-hc/ September 13, 2020 May 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230501054510/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59179340/1996-dartmouth-hc/ live October 19 Harvard<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 25 28 4,647 Linden Puts Wind in Harvard's Sails Allen Lessels October 20, 1996 D19 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59180596/1996-harvard-hc/ September 13, 2020 May 12, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220512031442/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59180596/1996-harvard-hc/ live October 26 Bucknell^ Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 7 38 10,671 Bison Dominate Holy Cross 38-7 October 27, 1996 C4, C8 The Daily Item Sunbury, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59182278/1996-bucknell-hc/ September 13, 2020 May 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230501054509/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59182278/1996-bucknell-hc/ live November 2 @ Fordham Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry) L 0 28 2,217 Madine Sparks Fordham Associated Press November 3, 1996 S-5 The Record Hackensack, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59184658/1996-fordham-hc/ September 13, 2020 May 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230501054525/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59184658/1996-fordham-hc/ live Attendance figure in New England Football Summaries November 3, 1996 F18 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 9 Lehigh Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 10 20 2,863 Lehigh Tops Holy Cross to Forge Three-Way Tie Sandy Burgin November 10, 1996 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59185948/1996-lehigh-hc/ Attendance figure in New England Football Summaries November 10, 1996 C18 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 16 @ Lafayette Fisher Field Easton, PA L 21 38 4,814 Schillaci Sparks Lafayette's Win Over Holy Cross Ted Meixell November 17, 1996 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59187171/1996-lafayette-hc/ September 13, 2020 May 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230501054511/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59187171/1996-lafayette-hc/ live November 23 @ 1996 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown<ncg> Kehoe Field Washington, DC W 45 36 2,816 Holy Cross 45, Georgetown 36 November 24, 1996 6C The Burlington Free Press Burllington, Vt. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59188645/1996-georgetown-hc/ September 13, 2020 May 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230501054526/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59188645/1996-georgetown-hc/ live Attendance figure in N.E. Football Summaries November 24, 1996 C15 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. References Holy Cross Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football seasons Holy Cross Crusaders football