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1987 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Colonial League champion
Conference Colonial League
Record11–0 (4–0 Colonial)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle (2nd season)
Home stadium Fitton Field
Seasons
←  1986
1988 →
1987 Colonial League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Holy Cross $ 4 0 0 11 0 0
Lehigh 3 1 1 5 5 1
Colgate 2 2 0 7 4 0
Lafayette 2 3 0 4 7 0
Bucknell 1 3 1 4 5 1
Davidson 0 3 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Colonial League during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its second year under head coach Mark Duffner, the team compiled an 11–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the Colonial League championship. [1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Army*W 34–2438,428 [2]
September 19 LafayetteW 40–1110,651 [3]
September 26at LehighW 63–612,500 [4]
October 3 Colgatedagger
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 49–720,211 [5]
October 10at Dartmouth*W 62–2311,109 [6]
October 17at BucknellW 48–1011,240 [7]
October 24 Brown*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 41–020,661 [8]
October 31 UMass*W 54–1015,214 [9]
November 7 Harvard*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 41–617,211 [10]
November 14 William & Mary*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 40–714,671 [11]
November 19at Villanova*W 39–613,400 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Craig, Jack (September 13, 1987). "HC Has Too Much for Army". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Pave, Martin (September 20, 1987). "Lafayette No Match for Holy Cross, 40-11". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Powers, John (September 27, 1987). "HC's Wiley (7 TD Passes) Overwhelms Lehigh, 63-6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Borges, Ron (October 4, 1987). "Holy Cross Runs Wild". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Marrapese, Nancy L. (October 11, 1987). "Another Blowout by HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Freeman, Michael (October 18, 1987). "Holy Cross Rolls Again, 48-10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Thomsen, Ian (October 25, 1987). "Holy Cross Still Cruising Along, 41-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Vega, Michael (November 1, 1987). "Another Rout for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Powers, John (November 8, 1987). "Holy Cross Storms Past Harvard, 41-6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Shaughnessy, Dan (November 15, 1987). "Perfect 10 for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Newman, Chuck (November 20, 1987). "Holy Cross Tops 'Nova for 11-0 Year". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.