1985 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1985 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6–1
Head coach	Rick E. Carter (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Duffner (5th season)
Captains	Leo Carlin Ed Kutschke Tom Patton
Home stadium	Fitton Field

1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^			–					13	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Richmond			–					8	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					7	–	3	–	1
Delaware			–					7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee State			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 16 William & Mary			–					7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	5	–	0
James Madison			–					5	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	6	–	1
Florida A&M			–					4	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In their fifth and final year under head coach Rick E. Carter, the Crusaders compiled an 4–6–1 record. Leo Carlin, Ed Kutschke and Tom Patton were the team captains.^[1]

The Crusaders were briefly ranked in the national top 20, claiming No. 20 in the poll released Oct. 8. They fell out of the rankings after that week, and were not ranked at season's end.

This would be Holy Cross' final year as an independent, before joining the Colonial League. Colgate was the only future league football opponent on the Crusaders' 1985 schedule. The league was later renamed Patriot League, and continues to be Holy Cross' home conference as of 2020.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 24–21	16,211	[2]
September 21	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 3–27	13,814	[3]
September 28	Delaware	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 22–6	16,111	[4]
October 5	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 17–14	3,100	[5]
October 12	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 15–19	22,439	[6]
October 19	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 2–22	5,677	[7]
October 26	Brown^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 20–20	15,461	[8]
November 2	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 12–34	40,236	[9]
November 9	Harvard	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 20–28	14,697	[10]
November 16	Boston University	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 30–9		[11]
November 23	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–38	32,000	[12]
Homecoming ^ Family Weekend

References

1. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 124. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. Cadigan, Barry (September 15, 1985). "Fenerty Boosts Holy Cross over Colgate, 24-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Monahan, Bob (September 22, 1985). "UMass Smothers Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Tomashek, Tom (September 29, 1985). "Delaware Takes Step Backward in Loss; Hens Sputter as Holy Cross Prevails 22-6". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Roberts, Ernie (October 6, 1985). "HC Muddles Past Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Strong, Tom (October 13, 1985). "Ryan Rescues Yale, Stuns HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Smith, George (October 20, 1985). "Huskies Sic Mofsowitz on Crusaders". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Pave, Martin (October 27, 1985). "Brown, Holy Cross Tie One On, 20-20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Dupont, Kevin Paul (November 3, 1985). "Army Takes Advantage of Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Concannon, Joe (November 10, 1985). "It Was Really a Rally; Harvard Tops HC with 21 in :41". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "HC tops BU, 30–9". Boston Sunday Globe. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Thomsen, Ian (November 24, 1985). "BC Overruns Hapless Holy Cross; Eagles Win Battle for Pride, 38-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.