1995 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1995 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	2–9 (1–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Peter Vaas (4th season)
Captains	Matt Faery David Harris Brian Regan
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ←  1994 1996  →

1995 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lehigh $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Bucknell	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Fordham	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Holy Cross	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Colgate	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1995 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished fifth in the Patriot League.

In their fourth and final year under head coach Peter Vaas, the Crusaders compiled a 2–9 record. David Harris, Matt Faery and Brian Regan were the team captains. ^[1]

The Crusaders were outscored 326 to 180. Holy Cross' 1–4 conference record placed fifth in the six-team Patriot League standings. ^[2] This was the Crusaders' worst result in 10 years of league play.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Hofstra *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 9–24	6,614	[3]
September 16	at UMass *	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 0–51	8,819	[4]
September 23	at Cornell *	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 19–28	11,033	[5]
September 30	Brown *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–37	8,564	[6]
October 7	Yale *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 17–28	4,812	[7]
October 14	at Harvard *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 27–22	7,375	[8]
October 21	Lafayette^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 17–27	4,128	[9]
October 28	vs. Fordham	Bermuda National Stadium Devonshire Parish, Bermuda (rivalry)	L 10–17	2,436	[10]
November 4	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 7–21	8,729	[11]
November 11	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 21–51	11,254	[12]
November 18	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 39–20	6,423	[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. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Concannon, Joe (September 10, 1995). "Holy Cross Gets Off on a Flat Foot". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Burris, Joe (September 17, 1995). "UMass Grinds on HC". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Read, Dennis (September 25, 1995). "Big Red Roars to Its First Victory; Pulls Away From Holy Cross for 28-49 Homecoming Triumph". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
6. "McCullough's Air Show Powers Brown". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 1, 1995. p. 111 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Berlet, Bruce (October 8, 1995). "Yale Does Unexpected in 2nd Victory". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Concannon, Joe (October 15, 1995). "Holy Cross Downs Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Doyle, Bill (October 22, 1995). "Finally, a Win on Same Day: Lafayette Tops Holy Cross; Moore Shines". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Crusaders Can't Weather Rams". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 29, 1995. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Hummel, Todd (November 5, 1995). "Bucknell Clinches First Winning Mark Since '90". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Fla. November 5, 1995. p. 5D.
12. Blockus, Gary R. (November 12, 1995). "Lehigh Clinches Share of League Title; Abdullah Sets Mark in Rout of Holy Cross". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Burgin, Sandy (November 19, 1995). "HC Sophomore Dances Around Colgate". Telegram & Gazette . Worcester, Mass. p. D1.