1992_Holy_Cross_Crusaders_football_team

1992 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1992 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

American college football season

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.

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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.

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    "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 125. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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    "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.
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    Concannon, Joe (September 13, 1992). "Crusaders Gamble -- and Then Go Bust". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Concannon, Joe (September 20, 1992). "UMass Stymies Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Pave, Marvin (September 27, 1992). "Holy Cross Can't Cling to Ivy Streak". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Concannon, Joe (October 4, 1992). "Tough Crusader Defense Has Harvard All Crossed Up". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Pave, Marvin (October 11, 1992). "Dartmouth Has It All Over Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Bruns, John (October 18, 1992). "Princeton's Day Full of Surprises". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Holy Cross Uses Bucknell Turnovers to Win". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 25, 1992. pp. D4, D6 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Pave, Marvin (November 1, 1992). "Holy Cross Makes Stand". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
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    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.
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    "Missed Late FG Foils Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. November 15, 1992. pp. 9C, 10C – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Holy Cross Finishes Up Strongly". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 22, 1992. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
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