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1981 Holy Cross

6–⁠5, coached by Rick E. Carter.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1981, game by game: won vs. Boston University 14–6; lost at Massachusetts 10–13; won at Harvard 33–19; won at Dartmouth 28–0; lost vs. Yale 28–29; lost at UConn 24–44; won vs. Brown 34–24; won vs. Columbia 14–7; won at Army 28–13; lost vs. Colgate 13–32; lost vs. Boston College 24–28+28−20Won 14–6 vs. Boston University+8Boston Universi…Lost 10–13 at Massachusetts-3MassachusettsWon 33–19 at Harvard+14HarvardWon 28–0 at Dartmouth+28DartmouthLost 28–29 vs. Yale-1YaleLost 24–44 at UConn-20UConnWon 34–24 vs. Brown+10BrownWon 14–7 vs. Columbia+7ColumbiaWon 28–13 at Army+15ArmyLost 13–32 vs. Colgate-19ColgateLost 24–28 vs. Boston College-4Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsBoston UniversityW 14–⁠674%
Sep 19atMassachusettsL 10–⁠1352%
Sep 26atHarvardW 33–⁠1929%
Oct 3atDartmouthW 28–⁠037%
Oct 10vsYaleL 28–⁠2941%
Oct 17atUConnL 24–⁠4467%
Oct 24vsBrownW 34–⁠2459%
Oct 31vsColumbiaW 14–⁠782%
Nov 7atArmyW 28–⁠1353%
Nov 14vsColgateL 13–⁠3256%
Nov 28vsBoston CollegeL 24–⁠2851%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 28–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
250–⁠215
Coach
Rick E. Carter
Elo
1429 +34 this season
SP+ rating
6.5 No. 47 of 132; offense No. 37, defense No. 68
SRS
−6.1 No. 99 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
Mark Duffner
Captains
John Andreoli, Dave Boisture and Wayne Thornton