1998 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
American college football season
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The 1998 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross tied for last in the Patriot League.
ConferencePatriot League
Record2–9 (1–5 Patriot)
Headcoach
- Dan Allen (3rd season)
OffensivecoordinatorVinny Marino (1st season)
| 1998 Holy Cross Crusaders football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 2–9 (1–5 Patriot) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Vinny Marino (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Quinn (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Fitton Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Lehigh $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Colgate ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their third year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 2–9 record. Bob Andrews, John Aloisi, Joel Beck and Barrett Doxsey were the team captains.[1]
The Crusaders were outscored 234 to 168. Their 1–5 conference record tied for sixth (and worst) in the seven-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 5 | Fairfield* | W 26–22 | 5,216 | [3] | |||
| September 19 | at Georgetown* | L 12–13 | 2,756 | [4] | |||
| September 26 | Cornell *
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| L 9–17 | 9,140 | [5] | ||
| October 3 | Towson |
| W 31–24 | 4,150 | [6] | ||
| October 10 | at Yale* | L 7–15 | 3,750 | [7] | |||
| October 17 | at Harvard* | L 14–20 OT | 5,574 | [8] | |||
| October 24 | Lehigh |
| L 14–24 | 6,458 | [9] | ||
| October 31 | at Lafayette | L 17–28 | 3,842 | [10] | |||
| November 7 | Bucknell^ |
| L 14–30 | 8,125 | [11] | ||
| November 14 | Fordham |
| L 10–13 | 5,189 | [12] | ||
| November 21 | at Colgate | L 14–28 | 3,021 | [13] | |||
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