1960 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1960 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1960 college football season. Eddie Anderson returned for the 11th consecutive year as head coach, his 17th year overall. For the second year in a row, the team compiled a record of 6–4. All home games were played at Fitton Field on the Holy Cross campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–13	18,000	[1]
October 1	at Boston University	Boston University Field Boston, MA	L 14–20	14,223	[2]
October 8	No. 1 Syracuse	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 6–15	18,000	[3]
October 15	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 9–8	12,500	[4]
October 24	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 27–6	10,414	[5]
October 29	Marquette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 20–0	8,000	[6]
November 5	Dayton	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 36–6	5,000	[7]
November 12	Penn State^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 8–33	20,000	[8]
November 19	Connecticut	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 30–6	10,000	[9]
November 26	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 16–12	27,000	[10]
Homecoming ^ Family Weekend Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Statistical leaders for the 1960 Crusaders included:^[11]

• Rushing: Tom Hennessey, 365 yards and 3 touchdowns on 73 attempts
• Passing: Pat McCarthy, 941 yards, 59 completions and 4 touchdowns on 142 attempts
• Receiving: Richard Skinner, 158 yards on 16 receptions
• Scoring: Pat McCarthy, 42 points on 5 touchdowns and 2 two-point conversions
• Total offense: Pat McCarthy, 1,220 yards (941 passing, 279 rushing)
• All-purpose yards: Tom Hennessey, 1,066 yards (418 returning, 365 rushing, 283 receiving)