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1976 Holy Cross

3–⁠8, coached by Neil Wheelwright.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1976, game by game: lost vs. New Hampshire 3–17; lost at Army 24–26; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–45; lost at Colgate 6–10; won at Boston University 31–11; lost at Brown 18–28; won vs. Rhode Island 33–14; lost vs. Massachusetts 14–21; lost at Villanova 21–56; won vs. UConn 41–40; lost at Boston College 6–59+20−53Lost 3–17 vs. New Hampshire-14New HampshireLost 24–26 at Army-2ArmyLost 7–45 vs. Dartmouth-38DartmouthLost 6–10 at Colgate-4ColgateWon 31–11 at Boston University+20Boston Universi…Lost 18–28 at Brown-10BrownWon 33–14 vs. Rhode Island+19Rhode IslandLost 14–21 vs. Massachusetts-7MassachusettsLost 21–56 at Villanova-35VillanovaWon 41–40 vs. UConn+1UConnLost 6–59 at Boston College-53Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsNew HampshireL 3–⁠1783%
Sep 18atArmyL 24–⁠2633%
Oct 2vsDartmouthL 7–⁠4524%
Oct 9atColgateL 6–⁠1019%
Oct 16atBoston UniversityW 31–⁠1143%
Oct 23atBrownL 18–⁠2813%
Oct 30vsRhode IslandW 33–⁠1477%
Nov 6vsMassachusettsL 14–⁠2150%
Nov 13atVillanovaL 21–⁠5627%
Nov 20vsUConnW 41–⁠4059%
Nov 27atBoston CollegeL 6–⁠5913%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 59–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
204–⁠327
Coach
Neil Wheelwright
Elo
1255 −79 this season
SP+ rating
-16.9 No. 123 of 132; offense No. 82, defense No. 127
SRS
−19.6 No. 129 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Bill Campbell and Mark Vollman