1991 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1991 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its sixth year under head coach Mark Duffner, the team compiled an 11–0 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Patriot League championship, and was ranked No. 3 in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll.[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1991 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Patriot League champion
ConferencePatriot League
1991 record11–0 (5–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Home stadiumFitton Field
1991 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Holy Cross $ 5 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
Lehigh 3 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
Lafayette 3 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Colgate 3 –2 –0  4 –7 –0
Bucknell 1 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
Fordham 0 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at UMass*No. 14
W 22–2013,562[2]
September 21at Boston University*No. 10
W 27–235,181[3]
September 28Penn*No. 9
W 45–011,591[4]
October 5at Harvard*No. 7
W 28–1316,225[5]
October 12at Dartmouth*No. 5
W 23–66,012[6]
October 19Brown*No. 3
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 42–2815,481[7]
October 26at No. 19 LehighNo. 3
W 43–4214,055[8]
November 2LafayetteNo. 3
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 48–1410,331[9]
November 9at BucknellNo. 3
W 42–64,862[10]
November 16vs. FordhamNo. 3
W 24–1917,411[11]
November 23ColgateNo. 3
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 28–312,881[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. Burris, Joe (September 15, 1991). "Holy Cross' Fuller Leaves UMass Empty". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Burris, Joe (September 22, 1991). "Holy Cross Shows BU Who's Boss in Second Half". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Missanelli, M.G. (September 29, 1991). "For Penn, a Painful Game to Watch — As in 45-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8-E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Concannon, Joe (October 6, 1991). "Holy Cross Jars Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Concannon, Joe (October 13, 1991). "Score One for Holy Cross Defense". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Concannon, Joe (October 20, 1991). "Holy Cross Answers Wakeup Call". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Blockus, Gary R. (October 27, 1991). "No. 3 Holy Cross Outlasts Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Monahan, Bob (November 3, 1991). "Holy Cross Drives Through Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Labovitz, Andy (November 10, 1991). "Crusaders Tie Record with 18th Straight". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Booth, Scott (November 17, 1991). "Crusaders Invade Ireland, Claim 19th Straight Victim". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 99 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Pave, Marvin (November 24, 1991). "Holy Cross Shows It Can't Be Beat". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
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