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1971 Holy Cross

4–⁠6, coached by Edward Doherty.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1971, game by game: won at Harvard 21–16; lost at Dartmouth 9–28; won vs. Colgate 28–14; won vs. Boston University 28–14; lost at Syracuse 21–63; won vs. Northeastern 17–7; lost at Massachusetts 27–38; lost at Rutgers 13–14; lost at UConn 17–24; lost vs. Boston College 7–21+14−42Won 21–16 at Harvard+5HarvardLost 9–28 at Dartmouth-19DartmouthWon 28–14 vs. Colgate+14ColgateWon 28–14 vs. Boston University+14Boston Universi…Lost 21–63 at Syracuse-42SyracuseWon 17–7 vs. Northeastern+10NortheasternLost 27–38 at Massachusetts-11MassachusettsLost 13–14 at Rutgers-1RutgersLost 17–24 at UConn-7UConnLost 7–21 vs. Boston College-14Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atHarvardW 21–⁠1616%
Oct 2atDartmouthL 9–⁠2810%
Oct 9vsColgateW 28–⁠1443%
Oct 16vsBoston UniversityW 28–⁠1478%
Oct 23atSyracuseL 21–⁠6326%
Oct 30vsNortheasternW 17–⁠779%
Nov 6atMassachusettsL 27–⁠3855%
Nov 13atRutgersL 13–⁠1454%
Nov 20atUConnL 17–⁠2457%
Nov 27vsBoston CollegeL 7–⁠2115%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
188–⁠239
Coach
Edward Doherty
Elo
1303 −4 this season
SP+ rating
-1.6 No. 73 of 120; offense No. 59, defense No. 82
SRS
−17.0 No. 114 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
William Adams, Daniel Harper and William Stachowski

Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 7Bill Adams OGMiami Dolphins