1990 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Patriot League champion
ConferencePatriot League
Record9–1–1 (5–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (5th season)
Captains
  • Willie Bradford
  • Craig Callahan
  • Joe Foy
  • Mark Gallagher
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Holy Cross $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Bucknell 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Colgate 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Lehigh 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Lafayette 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Fordham 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished first in the newly renamed Patriot League, for its fourth championship in five years of league play.

In their fifth year under head coach Mark Duffner, the Crusaders compiled a 9–1–1 record. Willie Bradford, Craig Callahan, Joe Foy and Mark Gallagher were the team captains.[1]

The Crusaders outscored opponents 339 to 106. Their undefeated (5–0) conference record placed first in the six-team Patriot League standings.[2] This was the first year of competition under the Patriot League banner; the league had been known as the Colonial League since 1986.[3]

The Crusaders were ranked No. 4 in the preseason national Division I-AA rankings, but a 0–1–1 start dropped them out of the top 20 in the first round of in-season rankings. They later returned to the top 20 during their nine-game win streak to finish the season, and were recognized as No. 8 in the final poll, released after their last game. The Crusaders did not participate in the Division I-AA playoffs, as Patriot League rules at the time forbade postseason play.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 UMass* No. 4
T 10–10 16,444 [4]
September 15 at Army* No. 4
L 7–24 30,880 [5]
September 22 at Penn*
W 17–3 12,189 [6]
September 29 Harvard*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 35–14 14,106 [7]
October 6 Dartmouthdagger*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 21–10 13,211 [8]
October 13 at Brown* No. 20
W 55–0 4,700 [9]
October 20 Lehigh^ No. 15
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 34–22 17,848 [10]
October 27 Lafayette No. 13
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 34–3 8,247 [11]
November 3 Bucknell No. 11
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 43–14 11,995 [12]
November 10 at Fordham No. 10
W 48–0 2,857 [13]
November 17 at Colgate No. 10
W 35–6 4,576 [14]

References

  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. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 6, 1990). "Holy Cross Unanimous Choice for Patriot Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Pave, Marvin (September 9, 1990). "UMass Plays Holy Cross to a Standoff". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ferro, John (September 17, 1990). "Army's McPlan a Success; Two QBs, No Huddle Overwhelm Holy Cross". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 23, 1990). "Holy Cross Gets Big Plays for a 17-3 Defeat of Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 30, 1990). "Holy Cross Swarms over Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Monahan, Bob (October 7, 1990). "Segreti, Ciaccio Lift HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Holy Cross 55, Brown 0". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Mass. Associated Press. October 14, 1990. pp. C7, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 21, 1990). "Lehigh Comes Up Short 34-22". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 28, 1990). "Holy Cross Too Much for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Harber, Paul (November 4, 1990). "Holy Cross Rocks Bucknell for Its Milestone 500th". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Segreti (3 TDs) Fuels Holy Cross Runaway". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 11, 1990. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Colgate Beaten; Holy Cross Wins Patriot Title". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. November 18, 1990. pp. 9C, 10C – via Newspapers.com.
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