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1982 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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The 1982 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.

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorMark Duffner (2nd season)
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1982 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMark Duffner (2nd season)
Captains
  • Brian Kelley
  • Doug O'Donnell
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
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1982 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Delaware ^ – 12–2–0
No. 4 Tennessee State ^ – 10–1–1
No. 13 Holy Cross – 8–3–0
James Madison – 8–3–0
No. 9 Colgate ^ – 8–4–0
No. 20 Lafayette – 7–3–0
Nicholls State – 7–4–0
No. 18 Northwestern State – 6–5–0
Western Kentucky – 5–5–0
Bucknell – 4–6–0
Lehigh – 4–6–0
Southeastern Louisiana – 4–7–0
Northeastern – 3–6–0
Alabama State – 2–6–1
William & Mary – 3–8–0
North Texas State – 2–9–0
Richmond – 0–10–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
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In their second year under head coach Rick E. Carter, the Crusaders compiled an 8–3 record. Terry Malone, Brian Kelley 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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
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 Dartmouthdagger No. 6
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 28–12 18,861 [4]
October 2 at Yale No. 5 W 10–6 19,200 [5]
October 9 at No. 6 Colgate No. 4 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 W 17–6 15,100 [8]
October 30 at Boston University No. 6 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 L 10–35 32,800 [12]
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