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1973 Holy Cross

5–⁠6, coached by Edward Doherty.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1973, game by game: won at Massachusetts 30–28; won vs. Northeastern 38–14; won at New Hampshire 31–0; lost vs. Temple 34–63; won at Dartmouth 10–0; lost vs. Colgate 21–22; won at Army 17–10; lost vs. Syracuse 3–5; lost vs. Rutgers 7–27; lost at UConn 9–10; lost vs. Boston College 21–42+31−29Won 30–28 at Massachusetts+2MassachusettsWon 38–14 vs. Northeastern+24NortheasternWon 31–0 at New Hampshire+31New HampshireLost 34–63 vs. Temple-29TempleWon 10–0 at Dartmouth+10DartmouthLost 21–22 vs. Colgate-1ColgateWon 17–10 at Army+7ArmyLost 3–5 vs. Syracuse-2SyracuseLost 7–27 vs. Rutgers-20RutgersLost 9–10 at UConn-1UConnLost 21–42 vs. Boston College-21Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atMassachusettsW 30–⁠2854%
Sep 15vsNortheasternW 38–⁠1486%
Sep 22atNew HampshireW 31–⁠085%
Sep 29vsTempleL 34–⁠6363%
Oct 6atDartmouthW 10–⁠020%
Oct 13vsColgateL 21–⁠2266%
Oct 27atArmyW 17–⁠1052%
Nov 10vsSyracuseL 3–⁠576%
Nov 17vsRutgersL 7–⁠2757%
Nov 24atUConnL 9–⁠1051%
Dec 1vsBoston CollegeL 21–⁠4244%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 42–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠221
Coach
Edward Doherty
Elo
1378 −52 this season
SP+ rating
-14.4 No. 104 of 123; offense No. 102, defense No. 93
SRS
−15.9 No. 108 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Tyree Blocker and Steve Buchanan