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1978 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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The 1978 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Neil Wheelwright returned for his third year as head coach. The team compiled a record of 7–4.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Headcoach
Captains
  • Craig Cerretani
  • Bob Hurley
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1978 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Craig Cerretani
  • Bob Hurley
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
 1977
1979 
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1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State   1110
North Texas State   920
East Carolina   930
Navy   930
No. 7 Notre Dame   930
Rutgers   930
Florida State   830
Tennessee State   830
Temple   731
Pittsburgh   840
Holy Cross   740
Louisville   740
UNLV   740
Southern Miss   740
Northeast Louisiana   641
Georgia Tech   750
Hawaii   650
Miami (FL)   650
South Carolina   551
William & Mary   551
Cincinnati   560
Villanova   560
Army   461
Memphis State   470
Tulane   470
Virginia Tech   470
Air Force   380
Colgate   380
Richmond   380
Syracuse   380
Illinois State   290
West Virginia   290
Boston College   0110
Rankings from AP Poll
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All home games were played at Fitton Field on the Holy Cross campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 New Hampshire
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 19–14 14,112 [2]
September 16 at Colgate W 27–14 7,500 [3]
September 23 at Air Force W 35–18 21,447 [4]
September 30 Dartmouthdagger
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 35–0 22,024 [5]
October 14 at Army W 31–0 40,815 [6]
October 28 at Brown L 25–31 15,000 [7]
November 4 at Boston University L 7–15 8,760 [8]
November 11 UMass^
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 8–33 20,614 [9]
November 18 Rutgers
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 21–31 14,829 [10]
November 25 Connecticut
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 20–16 8,921 [11]
December 2 at Boston College W 30–29 28,109 [12]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • ^ Family Weekend
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Statistical leaders

Statistical leaders for the 1978 Crusaders included:[13]

  • Rushing: Crocky Nangle, 394 yards and 3 touchdowns on 89 attempts
  • Passing: Peter Colombo, 1,432 yards, 103 completions and 7 touchdowns on 212 attempts
  • Receiving: Chuck Mullen, 587 yards and 6 touchdowns on 40 receptions
  • Scoring: Brian Doherty, 42 points from 7 touchdowns
  • Total offense: Peter Colombo, 1,517 yards (1,432 passing, 85 rushing)
  • All-purpose yards: Larry Ewald, 684 yards (392 rushing, 156 returning, 136 receiving)
  • Interceptions: Glenn Verrette, 7 interceptions for 164 yards

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