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1968 Holy Cross

3–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Tom Boisture.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1968, game by game: lost at Harvard 20–27; won vs. Dartmouth 29–17; lost at Colgate 6–14; tied at Boston University 7–7; lost at Buffalo 9–10; lost vs. Syracuse 0–47; won vs. Massachusetts 47–20; lost at Rutgers 14–41; won vs. UConn 27–24; lost at Boston College 20–40+27−47Lost 20–27 at Harvard-7HarvardWon 29–17 vs. Dartmouth+12DartmouthLost 6–14 at Colgate-8ColgateTied 7–7 at Boston University0Boston Universi…Lost 9–10 at Buffalo-1BuffaloLost 0–47 vs. Syracuse-47SyracuseWon 47–20 vs. Massachusetts+27MassachusettsLost 14–41 at Rutgers-27RutgersWon 27–24 vs. UConn+3UConnLost 20–40 at Boston College-20Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atHarvardL 20–⁠2730%
Oct 5vsDartmouthW 29–⁠1738%
Oct 12atColgateL 6–⁠1451%
Oct 19atBoston UniversityT 7–⁠771%
Oct 26atBuffaloL 9–⁠1046%
Nov 2vsSyracuseL 0–⁠4736%
Nov 9vsMassachusettsW 47–⁠2074%
Nov 16atRutgersL 14–⁠4141%
Nov 23vsUConnW 27–⁠2480%
Nov 30atBoston CollegeL 20–⁠4033%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 40–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
179–⁠247
Coach
Tom Boisture
Elo
1396 −63 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−22.4 No. 110 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Robert A. Neary and Daniel G. Raymondi