1973 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1973 Holy Cross Crusaders football Independent 5–6 Ed Doherty 3rd Tyree Blocker Steve Buchanan Fitton Field The 1973 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Ed Doherty returned for his third year as head coach. 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 1973 AP Eastern ^ Family Weekend y y y September 8 @ UMass Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA W 30-28 18,100 Holy Cross Outlasts UMass, 30-28, as Safety Proves Decisive Joe Concannon September 9, 1973 90 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71349546/1973-umass-hc/ September 15 1973 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 38-14 14,500 NU Wins Statistics Battle, Holy Cross Wins Game, 38-14 Jerry Nason September 16, 1973 66 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71350452/1973-northeastern-hc/ Attendance figure in Holy Cross 38, Northeastern 14 September 16, 1973 7D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. September 22 @ New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 31-0 7,864–10,530 Crusaders March over UNH, 31-0, Vaas Leads Parade Peter Gammons September 23, 1973 97 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71351654/1973-holy-cross-unh/ Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (New Hampshire) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 September 29 Temple<hc> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 34-63 16,420 Temple Outraces Holy Cross, 63-34 Allen Lewis September 30, 1973 1B The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55960127/1973-lafayette-penn October 6 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 10-0 15,700 Hungry Crusader Freshmen Put Bite on Dartmouth, 10-0 Peter Gammons October 7, 1973 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55960902/1973-dartmouth-holy-cross October 13 Colgate Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 21-22 15,721 Two-Point Conversion Catapults Colgate over Hobbled Holy Cross, 22-21 Joe Concannon October 14, 1973 97 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71354060/1973-colgate-hc/ October 27 2:00 p.m. @ Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 17-10 42,257–42,267 Give-and-Take Army Bobbles to HC, 17-10 Gene Ward October 28, 1973 140 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71355452/1973-army-hc/ November 10 Syracuse^ Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 3-5 16,404 Weather, HC Frigid — Syracuse Ends Famine Peter Gammons November 11, 1973 94 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71358072/1973-syracuse-hc/ November 17 Rutgers Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 7-27 14,881 Turnovers, J.J.'s Running Ruin Holy Cross for Rutgers, 27-7 Dan Shaughnessy November 18, 1973 105 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71359355/1973-rutgers-hc/ November 24 @ Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT L 9-10 10,286 UConn Beats HC, 10-9 on Last Minute Kick Frank Keyes November 25, 1973 1C The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71359838/1973-uconn-hc/ December 1 @ Boston College (rivalry) Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 21-42 22,500 Esposito, Briggs Power BC Past HC Jerry Nason December 2, 1973 93 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67504249/ Schedule/Results (1973 Holy Cross) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/363810 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics September 23, 2025 Statistical leaders Statistical leaders for the 1973 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: Steve Buchanan, 849 yards and 4 touchdowns on 183 attempts Passing: Peter Vaas, 1,631 yards, 135 completions and 13 touchdowns on 258 attempts Receiving: Mark Sheridan, 703 yards and 5 touchdowns on 46 receptions Scoring: Steve Buchanan, 42 points from 7 touchdowns Total offense: Peter Vaas, 1,667 yards (1,631 passing, 36 rushing) All-purpose yards: Steve Buchanan, 1,023 yards (849 rushing, 174 receiving) Interceptions: John Provost, 8 interceptions for 138 yards References Holy Cross Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football seasons Holy Cross Crusaders football