1987 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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| year = 1987

| team = Holy Cross Crusaders

| sport = football

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| conference = Colonial League

| short_conf = Colonial

| record = 11–0

| conf_record = 4–0

| head_coach = Mark Duffner

| hc_year = 2nd

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| def_coach = Kevin Coyle

| dc_year = 2nd

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| stadium = Fitton Field

| champion = Colonial League champion

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The 1987 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Colonial League during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its second year under head coach Mark Duffner, the team compiled an 11–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the Colonial League championship.{{cite web|title=2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book|publisher=College of the Holy Cross|access-date=June 1, 2020|page=122|url=https://goholycross.com/fls/33100/import_content/sports/m-footbl/2014-15/files/14-hc-fb-fb.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=33100}} The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

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|September 12|at|Army|Michie Stadium|West Point, NY|W 34-24|38,428|{{cite news |title=HC Has Too Much for Army |first=Jack |last=Craig |date=September 13, 1987 |page=85 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57355777/1986-army-hc/ }}

|September 19||Lafayette|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|W 40-11|10,651|{{cite news |title=Lafayette No Match for Holy Cross, 40-11 |first=Martin |last=Pave |date=September 20, 1987 |page=62 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57357601/1987-lafayette-hc/ }}

|September 26|at|Lehigh|Taylor Stadium|Bethlehem, PA|W 63-6|12,500|{{cite news |title=HC's Wiley (7 TD Passes) Overwhelms Lehigh, 63-6 |first=John |last=Powers |date=September 27, 1987 |page=78 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57359668/1987-lehigh-hc/ }}

|October 3||Colgate|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|W 49-7|20,211|{{cite news |title=Holy Cross Runs Wild |first=Ron |last=Borges |date=October 4, 1987 |page=61 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57361060/1987-colgate-hc/ }}

|October 10|at|Dartmouth|Memorial Field|Hanover, NH|W 62-23|11,109|{{cite news |title=Another Blowout by HC |first=Nancy L. |last=Marrapese |date=October 11, 1987 |page=73 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57362712/1987-dartmouth-hc/ }}

|October 17|at|Bucknell|Memorial Stadium|Lewisburg, PA|W 48-10|11,240|{{cite news |title=Holy Cross Rolls Again, 48-10 |first=Michael |last=Freeman |date=October 18, 1987 |page=75 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57364349/1987-bucknell-hc/ }}

|October 24||Brown|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|W 41-0|20,661|{{cite news |title=Holy Cross Still Cruising Along, 41-0 |first=Ian |last=Thomsen |date=October 25, 1987 |page=70 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57365494/1987-brown-hc/ }}

|October 31||UMass|McGuirk Stadium|Hadley, MA|W 54-10|15,214|{{cite news |title=Another Rout for Holy Cross |first=Michael |last=Vega |date=November 1, 1987 |page=72 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57367391/1987-umass-hc/ }}

|November 7||Harvard|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|W 41-6|17,211|{{cite news |title=Holy Cross Storms Past Harvard, 41-6 |first=John |last=Powers |date=November 8, 1987 |page=70 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57367836/1987-harvard-hc/ }}

|November 14||William & Mary|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|W 40-7|14,671|{{cite news |title=Perfect 10 for Holy Cross |first=Dan |last=Shaughnessy |date=November 15, 1987 |page=76 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57369385/1987-holy-cross-wm/ }}

|November 19|at|Villanova|Villanova Stadium|Villanova, PA|W 39-6|13,400|{{cite news |title=Holy Cross Tops 'Nova for 11-0 Year |first=Chuck |last=Newman |date=November 20, 1987 |page=1-D |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57369802/1987-villanova-hc/ }}

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References

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