1979 Holy Cross
5–6, coached by Neil Wheelwright. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rhode Island 35–6Sep 22
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Rutgers | L 0–28 | 28% |
| Sep 15 | at New Hampshire | L 17–26 | 70% |
| Sep 22 | vs Rhode Island | W 35–6 | 75% |
| Oct 6 | at Dartmouth | W 13–7 | 30% |
| Oct 13 | vs Colgate | L 16–17 | 65% |
| Oct 20 | at Villanova | L 14–29 | 51% |
| Oct 27 | vs Brown | W 14–7 | 32% |
| Nov 3 | vsBoston University | L 7–16 | 77% |
| Nov 10 | at Massachusetts | W 20–18 | 48% |
| Nov 27 | at UConn | W 28–12 | 59% |
| Dec 1 | vs Boston College | L 10–13 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Boston College 13–10; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 174–179
- Coach
- Neil Wheelwright
- Elo
- 1399 −37 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.9 No. 82 of 135; offense No. 119, defense No. 37
- SRS
- −13.3 No. 117 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Larry Ewald and Glenn Verrette