1993 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

American college football season

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

Seasons

<- 1992

1994 ->

1993 Patriot League football standings

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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

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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

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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.

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Venues|

* Worcester College Grounds (1896–1902)
* Worcester Oval (1897–1902)
* Fitton Field (1903–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1946 Orange Bowl
* Boston College
* Fordham: Ram–Crusader Cup
* Sacred Cod Trophy

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* The Crusader
* "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!"
* Holy Cross Goodtime Marching Band
* 2021 Patriot League Football Championship Game

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