1992 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1992 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	6–5 (4–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Peter Vaas (1st season)
Captains	Marcus Duckworth Ron Hooey Tom McDonald John Powell
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ←  1991 1993  →

1992 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lafayette $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Colgate	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Lehigh	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Bucknell	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Fordham	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1992 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished second in the Patriot League.

In their first year under head coach Peter Vaas, the Crusaders compiled a 6–5 record. Marcus Duckworth, Ron Hooey, Tom McDonald and John Powell were the team captains. ^[1]

The Crusaders outscored opponents 175 to 153. Their 4–1 conference record placed second in the six-team Patriot League standings. ^[2]

The Crusaders were ranked No. 18 in the preseason national Division I-AA rankings, and despite a season-opening loss rose to No. 14 in the poll released September 14, but further losses dropped them out of the top 20 for the rest of the season.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Army *	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–17	32,736	[3]
September 19	UMass *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 3–7	10,802	[4]
September 26	at Yale *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 3–7	5,951	[5]
October 3	Harvard *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 30–7	10,601	[6]
October 10	Dartmouth *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–48	7,151	[7]
October 17	Princeton *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 10–7	8,114	[8]
October 24	Bucknell^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 27–12	12,401	[9]
October 31	Lehigh	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 28–25	5,321	[10]
November 7	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 6–15	5,333	[11]
November 14	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 18–17	1,300	[12]
November 21	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	W 21–13	7,242	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^ Family Weekend

References

1. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 125. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Concannon, Joe (September 13, 1992). "Crusaders Gamble -- and Then Go Bust". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Concannon, Joe (September 20, 1992). "UMass Stymies Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Pave, Marvin (September 27, 1992). "Holy Cross Can't Cling to Ivy Streak". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Concannon, Joe (October 4, 1992). "Tough Crusader Defense Has Harvard All Crossed Up". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Pave, Marvin (October 11, 1992). "Dartmouth Has It All Over Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Bruns, John (October 18, 1992). "Princeton's Day Full of Surprises". The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Holy Cross Uses Bucknell Turnovers to Win". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. October 25, 1992. pp. D4, D6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Pave, Marvin (November 1, 1992). "Holy Cross Makes Stand". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Meixell, Ted (November 8, 1992). "Crusading Leopards Atop Patriot". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scores". The Berkshire Eagle . Pittsfield, Mass. November 8, 1992. p. C4.
12. "Missed Late FG Foils Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. November 15, 1992. pp. 9C, 10C – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Holy Cross Finishes Up Strongly". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 22, 1992. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.