1993 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1993 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–8 (2–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Peter Vaas (2nd season)
Captains	Todd Araujo Rob Milanette Frank Visconti
Home stadium	Fitton Field

1993 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lehigh $	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
Bucknell	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Holy Cross	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Colgate	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Fordham	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1993 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished fourth in the Patriot League.

In their second year under head coach Peter Vaas, the Crusaders compiled a 3–8 record. Todd Araujo, Rob Milanette and Frank Visconti were the team captains.^[1]

The Crusaders were outscored 326 to 205 by opponents. Holy Cross' 2–3 conference record placed fourth in the six-team Patriot League standings.^[2] It was Holy Cross' first losing season since 1980, and the first time since league play began in 1986 that the Crusaders finished lower than second place.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at UMass*	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 7–37	12,887	[3]
September 18	Boston University*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 18–44	6,211	[4]
September 25	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 13–7	4,925	[5]
October 2	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–38	7,520	[6]
October 9	Yale^*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 27–31	8,077	[7]
October 16	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 25–41	11,647	[8]
October 23	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 23–33	6,021	[9]
October 30	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 10–17	5,431	[10]
November 6	Lafayette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 27–52	7,412	[11]
November 13	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 27–14	3,771	[12]
November 20	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	W 28–12	3,981	[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. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Concannon, Joe (September 12, 1993). "UMass Runs HC Into the Ground". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Monahan, Bob (September 19, 1993). "BU Follows Through, Swats HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Lessels, Allen (September 26, 1993). "Holy Cross Stands Tall: Dartmouth Gets Nowhere Against Crusaders' Goal-Line Defense". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Bruns, John (October 3, 1993). "Elias Scores 4 TDs to Key Princeton Romp". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Monahan, Bob (October 10, 1993). "Yale Takes a Guest Shot". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Concannon, Joe (October 17, 1993). "Harvard Flexes Its Muscle Against Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Baker, Wayne (October 24, 1993). "Bison Keep Composure, Grab First League Win vs. Crusaders". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. C4, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Blockus, Gary R. (October 31, 1993). "Crusading Cecchini Lifts Lehigh 17-10". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries: Lehigh, 17-10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 31, 1993. p. 75.
11. Doyle, Bill (November 7, 1993). "Patriot League Race Tightens: Lafayette, Marsh Take Over, Rout Holy Cross". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Holy Cross Beats Colgate, 27-14". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. Associated Press. November 14, 1993. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries: East". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. November 14, 1993. p. 10G.
13. "Holy Cross Finishes Fordham, 28-12". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. Associated Press. November 14, 1993. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries: East". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. November 21, 1993. p. 11H.