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1972 Holy Cross

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Edward Doherty.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1972, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 24–14; won at Brown 30–24; lost at Temple 7–15; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–17; tied at Colgate 21–21; won vs. Villanova 26–9; won vs. Massachusetts 28–16; lost at Army 13–15; won vs. UConn 20–10; lost at Boston College 11–41+17−30Won 24–14 vs. Rutgers+10RutgersWon 30–24 at Brown+6BrownLost 7–15 at Temple-8TempleLost 7–17 vs. Dartmouth-10DartmouthTied 21–21 at Colgate0ColgateWon 26–9 vs. Villanova+17VillanovaWon 28–16 vs. Massachusetts+12MassachusettsLost 13–15 at Army-2ArmyWon 20–10 vs. UConn+10UConnLost 11–41 at Boston College-30Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsRutgersW 24–⁠1457%
Sep 23atBrownW 30–⁠2451%
Sep 30atTempleL 7–⁠1544%
Oct 7vsDartmouthL 7–⁠1724%
Oct 14atColgateT 21–⁠2138%
Oct 28vsVillanovaW 26–⁠958%
Nov 4vsMassachusettsW 28–⁠1666%
Nov 18atArmyL 13–⁠1541%
Nov 25vsUConnW 20–⁠1078%
Dec 2atBoston CollegeL 11–⁠4141%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 41–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠182
Coach
Edward Doherty
Elo
1395 +26 this season
SP+ rating
-7.4 No. 90 of 121; offense No. 97, defense No. 72
SRS
−10.1 No. 97 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Joe MarcAurele and Joe Wilson