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1995 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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1995 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferencePatriot League
Record2–9 (1–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Matt Faery
  • David Harris
  • Brian Regan
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh $ 5 0 0 8 3 0
Bucknell 4 1 0 7 4 0
Lafayette 3 2 0 4 6 1
Fordham 2 3 0 4 6 1
Holy Cross 1 4 0 2 9 0
Colgate 0 5 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1995 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished fifth in the Patriot League.

In their fourth and final year under head coach Peter Vaas, the Crusaders compiled a 2–9 record. David Harris, Matt Faery and Brian Regan were the team captains.[1]

The Crusaders were outscored 326 to 180. Holy Cross' 1–4 conference record placed fifth in the six-team Patriot League standings.[2] This was the Crusaders' worst result in 10 years of league play.

Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Hofstra* L 9–24 6,614 [3]
September 16 at UMass* L 0–51 8,819 [4]
September 23 at Cornell* L 19–28 11,033 [5]
September 30 Brown*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 14–37 8,564 [6]
October 7 Yaledagger*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 17–28 4,812 [7]
October 14 at Harvard* W 27–22 7,375 [8]
October 21 Lafayette^
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 17–27 4,128 [9]
October 28 vs. Fordham L 10–17 2,436 [10]
November 4 at Bucknell L 7–21 8,729 [11]
November 11 at Lehigh L 21–51 11,254 [12]
November 18 Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 39–20 6,423 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • ^ Family Weekend

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 125. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 10, 1995). "Holy Cross Gets Off on a Flat Foot". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Burris, Joe (September 17, 1995). "UMass Grinds on HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Read, Dennis (September 25, 1995). "Big Red Roars to Its First Victory; Pulls Away From Holy Cross for 28-49 Homecoming Triumph". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "McCullough's Air Show Powers Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 1, 1995. p. 111 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 8, 1995). "Yale Does Unexpected in 2nd Victory". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 15, 1995). "Holy Cross Downs Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Doyle, Bill (October 22, 1995). "Finally, a Win on Same Day: Lafayette Tops Holy Cross; Moore Shines". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Crusaders Can't Weather Rams". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 29, 1995. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Hummel, Todd (November 5, 1995). "Bucknell Clinches First Winning Mark Since '90". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. November 5, 1995. p. 5D.
  12. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 12, 1995). "Lehigh Clinches Share of League Title; Abdullah Sets Mark in Rout of Holy Cross". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Burgin, Sandy (November 19, 1995). "HC Sophomore Dances Around Colgate". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1.