1982 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1981 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1982 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
1982 record	8–3
Head coach	Rick E. Carter (2nd season)
Captains	Terry Malone Doug O'Donnell
Home stadium	Fitton Field

1982 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Delaware ^	0	–	0	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee State ^	0	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
No. 13 Holy Cross	0	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Colgate ^	0	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Lafayette	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Nicholls State	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Northwestern State	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
SE Louisiana			–					4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell	0	–	0	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	0	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

In their second year under head coach Rick E. Carter, the Crusaders compiled an 8–3 record. Terry Malone and Doug O'Donnell were the team captains.[1]

This was the Crusaders' first year in Division I-AA, after having competed in the top-level Division I-A and its predecessors since 1896.

A four-game winning streak to open the campaign put Holy Cross in the weekly national rankings in its first year in Division I-AA, rising as high as No. 4. The Crusaders ended the year ranked No. 13, following a rivalry loss to Tangerine Bowl-bound Boston College of Division I-A.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	New Hampshire		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 28–0	12,651	[2]
September 18	UMass		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 27–14	13,251	[3]
September 25	Dartmouth	No. 6	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 28–12	18,861	[4]
October 2	at Yale	No. 5	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 10–6	19,200	[5]
October 9	at No. 6 Colgate	No. 4	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 17–21	10,000	[6]
October 16	Connecticut	No. 9	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 10–7	11,441	[7]
October 23	at Brown	No. 9	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 17–6	15,100	[8]
October 30	at Boston University	No. 6	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 34–21	9,130	[9]
November 6	Harvard ^	No. 7	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 17–24	20,681	[10]
November 13	Maine		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 21–7	11,111	[11]
November 20	at Boston College	No. 14	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 10–35	32,800	[12]
Homecoming ^ Family Weekend Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 124. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. Eisenberg, Harry (September 12, 1982). "Holy Cross Shuts Down UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Shaughnessy, Dan (September 19, 1982). "HC Dominates UMass". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Roberts, Ernie (September 26, 1982). "HC Lays Dartmouth Rally to Rest". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Concannon, Joe (October 3, 1982). "HC Holds On to Dump Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Cadigan, Barry (October 10, 1982). "Colgate Steals One from HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Monahan, Bob (October 17, 1982). "Holy Cross Pulls Out a Squeaker". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Monahan, Bob (October 24, 1982). "HC Errs Less, Wins". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 83 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Monahan, Bob (October 31, 1982). "Holy Cross Dumps BU". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Roberts, Ernie (November 7, 1982). "Allard, Harvard Make History". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Eisenberg, Harry (November 14, 1982). "Holy Cross Quells Maine's Playoff Hopes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Roberts, Ernie (November 21, 1982). "BC Rolls; Fruitful Day for Eagles". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.