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1980 Holy Cross

3–⁠8, coached by Neil Wheelwright.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1980, game by game: won vs. Rhode Island 21–14; lost at Army 7–28; lost at Harvard 13–14; won vs. Dartmouth 17–6; lost at Colgate 7–38; lost vs. UConn 17–18; lost at Brown 3–21; won at Columbia 26–0; lost vs. Massachusetts 13–17; lost vs. Villanova 13–45; lost at Boston College 26–27+26−32Won 21–14 vs. Rhode Island+7Rhode IslandLost 7–28 at Army-21ArmyLost 13–14 at Harvard-1HarvardWon 17–6 vs. Dartmouth+11DartmouthLost 7–38 at Colgate-31ColgateLost 17–18 vs. UConn-1UConnLost 3–21 at Brown-18BrownWon 26–0 at Columbia+26ColumbiaLost 13–17 vs. Massachusetts-4MassachusettsLost 13–45 vs. Villanova-32VillanovaLost 26–27 at Boston College-1Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsRhode IslandW 21–⁠1480%
Sep 13atArmyL 7–⁠2853%
Sep 27atHarvardL 13–⁠1433%
Oct 4vsDartmouthW 17–⁠650%
Oct 11atColgateL 7–⁠3841%
Oct 18vsUConnL 17–⁠1873%
Oct 25atBrownL 3–⁠2127%
Nov 1atColumbiaW 26–⁠058%
Nov 8vsMassachusettsL 13–⁠1767%
Nov 15vsVillanovaL 13–⁠4549%
Nov 29atBoston CollegeL 26–⁠2720%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 27–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 93rd-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
163–⁠228
Coach
Neil Wheelwright
Elo
1342 −91 this season
SP+ rating
-11.1 No. 110 of 133; offense No. 113, defense No. 79
SRS
−16.9 No. 126 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
John Ahern and Bob Ireland