The 1974 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Ed Doherty returned for his fourth year as head coach. The team compiled a record of 5–5–1.^[1]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Brown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 45–10	12,500	[2]
September 28	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 14–24	17,500	[3]
October 5	Dartmouth	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 14–3	18,000	[4]
October 12	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 16–21	7,000	[5]
October 19	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–56	12,555	[6]
October 26	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 10–13	39,893	[7]
November 1	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	T 14–14	5,454	[8]
November 9	UMass^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 30–20	14,844	[9]
November 16	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 10–6	5,075	[10]
November 23	Connecticut	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 23–14	11,441	[11]
November 30	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 6–38	28,497	[12]
Homecoming ^ Family Weekend

Statistical leaders

Statistical leaders for the 1974 Crusaders included:^[13]

• Rushing: Steve Hunt, 427 yards on 104 attempts
• Passing: Bob Morton, 1,077 yards, 101 completions and 8 touchdowns on 188 attempts
• Receiving: Dave Quehl, 801 yards and 6 touchdowns on 62 receptions
• Scoring: Jerry Kelley, 42 points from 21 PATs and 7 field goals
• Total offense: Bob Morton, 1,483 yards (1,077 passing, 406 rushing)
• All-purpose yards: Dave Quehl, 807 yards (801 receiving, 6 returning)
• Interceptions: John Provost, 10 interceptions for 157 yards