1996 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
American college football season
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The 1996 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished last in the Patriot League.
ConferencePatriot League
Record2–9 (1–4 Patriot)
Headcoach
- Dan Allen (1st season)
DefensivecoordinatorTom Quinn (1st season)
| 1996 Holy Cross Crusaders football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 2–9 (1–4 Patriot) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Tom Quinn (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Fitton Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell $ | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their first year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 2–9 record. David Streeter and Mike Zimirowski were the team captains.[1]
The Crusaders were outscored 351 to 209. Their 1–5 conference record was the worst in the six-team Patriot League standings.[2]
Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | UMass* | L 10–28 | 8,770 | [3] | |||
| September 21 | at Colgate | W 38–21 | 4,000 | [4] | |||
| September 28 | at Princeton* | L 30–37 | 5,451 | [5] | |||
| October 5 | Columbia *
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| L 16–42 | 9,349 | [6] | ||
| October 12 | at Dartmouth* | L 7–35 | 6,112 | [7] | |||
| October 19 | Harvard* |
| L 25–28 | 4,647 | [8] | ||
| October 26 | Bucknell^ |
| L 7–38 | 10,671 | [9] | ||
| November 2 | at Fordham | L 0–28 | 2,217 | [10] | |||
| November 9 | Lehigh |
| L 10–20 | 2,863 | [11] | ||
| November 16 | at Lafayette | L 21–38 | 4,814 | [12] | |||
| November 23 | at Georgetown* | W 45–36 | 2,816 | [13] | |||
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