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1977 Holy Cross

2–⁠9, coached by Neil Wheelwright.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1977, game by game: lost at New Hampshire 14–27; lost at Rhode Island 0–14; lost at Dartmouth 14–17; lost vs. Colgate 14–31; lost vs. Boston University 13–14; lost vs. Brown 13–44; lost at Army 7–48; lost at Massachusetts 6–28; lost vs. Villanova 0–24; won at UConn 14–3; won vs. Boston College 35–20+15−41Lost 14–27 at New Hampshire-13New HampshireLost 0–14 at Rhode Island-14Rhode IslandLost 14–17 at Dartmouth-3DartmouthLost 14–31 vs. Colgate-17ColgateLost 13–14 vs. Boston University-1Boston Universi…Lost 13–44 vs. Brown-31BrownLost 7–48 at Army-41ArmyLost 6–28 at Massachusetts-22MassachusettsLost 0–24 vs. Villanova-24VillanovaWon 14–3 at UConn+11UConnWon 35–20 vs. Boston College+15Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atNew HampshireL 14–⁠2767%
Sep 17atRhode IslandL 0–⁠1466%
Sep 24atDartmouthL 14–⁠1713%
Oct 8vsColgateL 14–⁠3120%
Oct 15vsBoston UniversityL 13–⁠1466%
Oct 22vsBrownL 13–⁠4418%
Oct 29atArmyL 7–⁠4820%
Nov 5atMassachusettsL 6–⁠2823%
Nov 12vsVillanovaL 0–⁠2427%
Nov 19atUConnW 14–⁠335%
Nov 26vsBoston CollegeW 35–⁠2018%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 35–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
130–⁠270
Coach
Neil Wheelwright
Elo
1270 −66 this season
SP+ rating
-15.5 No. 120 of 140; offense No. 106, defense No. 127
SRS
−16.4 No. 128 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Craig Cerretani and Steve Hunt