1975 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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]

1975 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Captains
  • Lou Kobza
  • Dave Quehl
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers  920
No. 10 Penn State  930
No. 20 West Virginia  930
Notre Dame  830
Virginia Tech  830
No. 15 Pittsburgh  840
Boston College  740
Georgia Tech  740
Memphis State  740
Navy  740
North Texas State  740
Southern Miss  740
South Carolina  750
Colgate  640
Cincinnati  650
Hawaii  650
Syracuse  650
Temple  650
Utah State  650
Indiana State  550
Dayton  560
Northeast Louisiana  461
Tulane  470
Villanova  470
Florida State  380
Air Force  281
Houston  280
Miami (FL)  280
Army  290
Marshall  290
Southern Illinois  191
Holy Cross  1100
Louisville  1100
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13 at ArmyL 7–44 28,219 [2]
September 27 at HarvardL 7–18 11,000 [3]
October 4 at DartmouthL 7–28 13,400 [4]
October 11 Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 14–20 6,500 [5]
October 18 at FurmanL 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 UMassL 13–45 10,400–13,400 [9][10]
November 15 Villanova
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 12–13 7,500 [11]
November 22 at ConnecticutL 14–35 6,813 [12]
November 29 Boston College
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA (rivalry)
L 10–24 14,731 [13]
  • Homecoming
  • ^ 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