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1974 Holy Cross

5–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Edward Doherty.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1974, game by game: won vs. Brown 45–10; lost at Harvard 14–24; won vs. Dartmouth 14–3; lost at Colgate 16–21; lost at Temple 0–56; lost at Army 10–13; tied at Boston University 14–14; won vs. Massachusetts 30–20; won at Villanova 10–6; won vs. UConn 23–14; lost at Boston College 6–38+35−56Won 45–10 vs. Brown+35BrownLost 14–24 at Harvard-10HarvardWon 14–3 vs. Dartmouth+11DartmouthLost 16–21 at Colgate-5ColgateLost 0–56 at Temple-56TempleLost 10–13 at Army-3ArmyTied 14–14 at Boston University0Boston Universi…Won 30–20 vs. Massachusetts+10MassachusettsWon 10–6 at Villanova+4VillanovaWon 23–14 vs. UConn+9UConnLost 6–38 at Boston College-32Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsBrownW 45–⁠1056%
Sep 28atHarvardL 14–⁠2433%
Oct 5vsDartmouthW 14–⁠344%
Oct 12atColgateL 16–⁠2159%
Oct 19atTempleL 0–⁠5626%
Oct 26atArmyL 10–⁠1359%
Nov 2atBoston UniversityT 14–⁠1471%
Nov 9vsMassachusettsW 30–⁠2065%
Nov 16atVillanovaW 10–⁠658%
Nov 23vsUConnW 23–⁠1469%
Nov 30atBoston CollegeL 6–⁠3822%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 38–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1974.

Led the nationJohn Provost: punt return average (18.3)

Consensus All-AmericanJohn Provost, DB

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
182–⁠219
Coach
Edward Doherty
Elo
1430 +11 this season
SP+ rating
-4.5 No. 86 of 124; offense No. 96, defense No. 70
SRS
−13.6 No. 110 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
John Provost and Mike Zywien