1969 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1969 Holy Cross Crusaders football Independent 0–2 Bill Whitton 1st Thomas F. Lamb William D. Moncevicz Fitton Field The 1969 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Head coach Bill Whitton led the team for his first year.2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book College of the Holy Cross June 15, 2020 122 https://goholycross.com/documents/2019/7/19/19-hc-fb-fb.pdf Worcester, Mass. Only the first two games of Holy Cross' 10-game schedule were played, both away losses. For the team's second game, 13 players were listed as injured, including eight with hepatitis.Dartmouth Tops Holy Cross, 38-6; Purple, Crippled by Illness, No Match for Big Green Parton Keese The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 5, 1969 S5 Schedule 1969 AP y y y September 24 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0-13 25,000 B.C. and Harvard Win Openers; Crimson Stops Holy Cross, 13-0 Francis Rosa September 28, 1969 71 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55825457/1969-harvard-holy-cross October 4 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 6-38 13,500 October 11 @ Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY Canceled Holy Cross Strong on Offense; Crusaders Lack Depth Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 6, 1969 35 October 18 Buffalo Fitton Field Worcester, MA Canceled October 25 @ Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY Canceled November 1 Villanova Fitton Field Worcester, MA Canceled November 8 @ UMass Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA Canceled November 15 Rutgers Fitton Field Worcester, MA Canceled November 22 @ Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT Canceled November 29 Boston College (rivalry) Fitton Field Worcester, MA Canceled Cancellation Two days after the Dartmouth game, with all team members affected—20 players positively ill and 55 "probably ill"—the college canceled its remaining games. Coaches and other football staff were also stricken.Holy Cross Cancels Football as Hepatitis Strikes Squad The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 7, 1969 S8 Worcester city health officials later pinpointed the source of the infection to a water fountain on the football practice field. Players contracted the disease during preseason workouts. Other students on the campus were not affected, including members of the freshman football team, which did not practice with the varsity team in the preseason.Hepatitis Case Not Expected to Affect Holy Cross Football in '70 Gordon S. Jr. White The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 9, 1969 61 The eight remaining teams Holy Cross was scheduled to play were Colgate, Buffalo, Syracuse, Villanova, Massachusetts, Rutgers, Connecticut, and Boston College.https://books.google.com/books?id=zRxUAAAAIBAJ&dq=holy+cross+football+1969+schedule&pg=PA6&article_id=4004,5137222 Lawrence Journal-World Because of the season cancellation, the annual Boston College–Holy Cross football rivalry game was not held, the first interruption since 1943. Apart from those two years, the two Jesuit New England universities would meet every year from 1919 to 1986. To replace Holy Cross on its 1969 schedule, Boston College slated Syracuse, which had been scheduled to play Holy Cross in October.Syracuse to Play Boston College The Associated Press The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 8, 1969 39 BC–Syracuse was a familiar matchup by the 1960s, and would later develop into a conference rivalry. The "Purple and Silver" did take the field one more time in 1969, as the football team from Sacramento State College in California donned Holy Cross Crusaders uniforms for their final home game, November 20, against the University of Puget Sound. Students at the college paid to fly Holy Cross' two team captains, Tom Lamb and Bill Moncevicz, to be their guests at the West Coast game.Sacramento Eleven Honors Holy Cross Team Tonight The Associated Press The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 21, 1969 60 Statistical leaders Statistical leaders for the 1969 Crusaders included:2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book College of the Holy Cross June 15, 2020 68–71 https://goholycross.com/documents/2019/7/19/19-hc-fb-fb.pdf Worcester, Mass. Rushing: Steve Jutras, 74 yards on 32 attempts Passing: Howie Burke, 200 yards, 19 completions and 1 touchdown on 40 attempts Receiving: Eddie Jenkins, 70 yards on 8 receptions Scoring: Dan Harper, 6 points from 1 touchdown Total offense: Howie Burke, 193 yards (200 passing, minus-7 rushing) All-purpose yards: Tom Lamb, 108 yards (56 rushing, 40 receiving, 12 returning) References Holy Cross Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football seasons Holy Cross Crusaders football