1996 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1996 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished last in the Patriot League.

In their first year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 2–9 record. David Streeter and Mike Zimirowski were the team captains.^[1]

The Crusaders were outscored 351 to 209. Their 1–5 conference record was the worst in the six-team Patriot League standings.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	UMass*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 10–28	8,770	[3]
September 21	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 38–21	4,000	[4]
September 28	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 30–37	5,451	[5]
October 5	Columbia*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 16–42	9,349	[6]
October 12	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–35	6,112	[7]
October 19	Harvard*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 25–28	4,647	[8]
October 26	Bucknell^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–38	10,671	[9]
November 2	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry)	L 0–28	2,217	[10]
November 9	Lehigh	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 10–20	2,863	[11]
November 16	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 21–38	4,814	[12]
November 23	at Georgetown*	Kehoe Field Washington, DC	W 45–36	2,816	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^ Family Weekend

References

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