1969 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1969 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–2
Head coach
Captains
  • Thomas F. Lamb
  • William D. Moncevicz
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 17 West Virginia   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Houston   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 1
Buffalo   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 3 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
West Texas State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0
Army   –   4 – 5 – 1
VPI   –   4 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 6 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Idaho   –   2 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 9 – 0
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Head coach Bill Whitton led the team for his first year.[1]

Only the first two games of Holy Cross' 10-game schedule were played, both away losses.[1] For the team's second game, 13 players were listed as injured, including eight with hepatitis.[2]

  1. ^ a b "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Keese, Parton (October 5, 1969). "Dartmouth Tops Holy Cross, 38-6; Purple, Crippled by Illness, No Match for Big Green". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.