The 1980 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Neil Wheelwright returned for his fifth year as head coach. The team compiled a record of 3–8.^[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 6	Rhode Island	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 21–14	11,121	[2]
September 13	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–28	28,043	[3]
September 27	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–14	18,000	[4]
October 4	Dartmouth	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 17–6	15,783	[5]
October 11	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 7–38	5,000	[6]
October 18	Connecticut^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 17–18	6,000	[7]
October 25	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 3–21	1,400	[8]
November 1	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 26–0	5,580	[9]
November 8	No. T–10 UMass	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 13–17	7,121	[10]
November 15	Villanova	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 13–45	5,135	[11]
November 29	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 26–27	27,400	[12]
Homecoming ^ Family Weekend

Statistical leaders

Statistical leaders for the 1980 Crusaders included:^[13]

• Rushing: Mark Covington, 516 yards and 4 touchdowns on 152 attempts
• Passing: Dave Boisture, 1,659 yards, 113 completions and 6 touchdowns on 262 attempts
• Receiving: Brian Kelley, 639 yards and 2 touchdowns on 48 receptions
• Scoring: Matt Michaud, 26 points from 14 PATs and 4 field goals
• Total offense: Dave Boisture, 1,610 yards (1,659 passing, minus-49 rushing)
• All-purpose yards: John Ahern, 813 yards (566 receiving, 198 returning, 49 rushing)
• Interceptions: Peter George, Eric Oden and Rob Porter, 2 interceptions each (yardage: George, 23; Oden, 15; Porter, 6)
• Tackles: Jim Cobb, 127 total tackles (62 solo, 65 assist)