1975 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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1975 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Captains
  • Lou Kobza
  • Dave Quehl
Home stadiumFitton Field
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers – 9–2–0
No. 10 Penn State – 9–3–0
No. 20 West Virginia – 9–3–0
Notre Dame – 8–3–0
Virginia Tech – 8–3–0
No. 15 Pittsburgh – 8–4–0
Boston College – 7–4–0
Georgia Tech – 7–4–0
Memphis State – 7–4–0
Navy – 7–4–0
North Texas State – 7–4–0
Southern Miss – 7–4–0
South Carolina – 7–5–0
Colgate – 6–4–0
Cincinnati – 6–5–0
Hawaii – 6–5–0
Syracuse – 6–5–0
Temple – 6–5–0
Utah State – 6–5–0
Dayton – 5–6–0
Northeast Louisiana – 4–6–1
Tulane – 4–7–0
Villanova – 4–7–0
Florida State – 3–8–0
Air Force – 2–8–1
Houston – 2–8–0
Miami (FL) – 2–8–0
Army – 2–9–0
Marshall – 2–9–0
Southern Illinois – 1–9–1
Holy Cross – 1–10–0
Louisville – 1–10–0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Ed Doherty returned for his fifth year as head coach. The team compiled a record of 1–10.[1]

All home games were played at Fitton Field on the Holy Cross campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13 at Army
L 7–44 28,219 [2]
September 27 at Harvard
L 7–18 11,000 [3]
October 4 at Dartmouth
L 7–28 13,400 [4]
October 11 Colgatedagger
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 14–20 6,500 [5]
October 18 at Furman
L 14–21 10,000 [6]
October 25 Brown
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 21–20 11,000 [7]
November 1 Boston University^
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 0–6 12,500 [8]
November 8 at UMass
L 13–45 10,400–13,400 [9][10]
November 15 Villanova
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 12–13 7,500 [11]
November 22 at Connecticut
L 14–35 6,813 [12]
November 29 Boston College
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA (rivalry)
L 10–24 14,731 [13]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • ^ Family Weekend

Statistical leaders

Statistical leaders for the 1975 Crusaders included:[14]

  • Rushing: Steve Hunt, 688 yards and 2 touchdowns on 173 attempts
  • Passing: Bob Martin, 1,486 yards, 110 completions and 7 touchdowns on 234 attempts
  • Receiving: Dave Quehl, 959 yards and 5 touchdowns on 63 receptions
  • Scoring: Dave Quehl, 30 points from 5 touchdowns
  • Total offense: Bob Martin, 1,398 yards (1,486 passing, minus-88 rushing)
  • All-purpose yards: Dave Quehl, 966 yards (959 receiving, 8 returning, minus-1 rushing)
  • Interceptions: Jim Coughlin, 3 interceptions for 14 yards

References

  1. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 123. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. Harvin, Al (September 14, 1975). "Holy Cross Loses to Cadets, 44-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. Concannon, Joe (September 28, 1975). "Harvard Discovers Spark, Halts HC, 18-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Concannon, Joe (October 5, 1975). "Dartmouth Is Back, 28-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 89 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Colgate 20, Holy Cross 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 12, 1975. p. S6.
  6. McGranahan, Ed (October 19, 1975). "Mosher Interception Saves Furman, 21-14". The Greenville News. Greenville, S.C. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Powers, John (October 26, 1975). "Holy Cross Does It Again--Quehl Hunts Down Brown, 21-20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Cadigan, Barry (November 2, 1975). "BU's Rich Kicks Field Goal, Beats Holy Cross's Failed Goal, 3-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Keane, Clif (November 9, 1975). "UMass Racks Up No. 8 by Thrashing HC, 45-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  11. Keane, Clif (November 16, 1975). "Villanova Halts HC Surge, 13-12". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 83 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Price, Terry (November 23, 1975). "UConn Defense Smothers Cross". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Roberts, Ernie (November 30, 1975). "Win for BC, Glory for HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. pp. 68–73. Retrieved June 15, 2020.