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1978 Holy Cross

7–⁠4, coached by Neil Wheelwright.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1978, game by game: won vs. New Hampshire 19–14; won at Colgate 27–14; won at Air Force 35–18; won vs. Dartmouth 35–0; won at Army 31–0; lost at Brown 25–31; lost at Boston University 7–15; lost vs. Massachusetts 8–33; lost vs. Rutgers 21–31; won vs. UConn 20–16; won at Boston College 30–29+35−25Won 19–14 vs. New Hampshire+5New HampshireWon 27–14 at Colgate+13ColgateWon 35–18 at Air Force+17Air ForceWon 35–0 vs. Dartmouth+35DartmouthWon 31–0 at Army+31ArmyLost 25–31 at Brown-6BrownLost 7–15 at Boston University-8Boston Universi…Lost 8–33 vs. Massachusetts-25MassachusettsLost 21–31 vs. Rutgers-10RutgersWon 20–16 vs. UConn+4UConnWon 30–29 at Boston College+1Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsNew HampshireW 19–⁠1478%
Sep 16atColgateW 27–⁠1420%
Sep 23atAir ForceW 35–⁠1838%
Sep 30vsDartmouthW 35–⁠044%
Oct 14atArmyW 31–⁠050%
Oct 28atBrownL 25–⁠3138%
Nov 4atBoston UniversityL 7–⁠1579%
Nov 11vsMassachusettsL 8–⁠3376%
Nov 18vsRutgersL 21–⁠3129%
Nov 25vsUConnW 20–⁠1680%
Dec 2atBoston CollegeW 30–⁠2955%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 30–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
258–⁠201
Coach
Neil Wheelwright
Elo
1404 +57 this season
SP+ rating
8.5 No. 44 of 133; offense No. 28, defense No. 78
SRS
4.8 No. 51 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Craig Cerretani and Bob Hurley