1959 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1959 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1959 college football season. Eddie Anderson returned for the 10th consecutive year as head coach, his 16th year overall. The team compiled a record of 6–4.^[1]

1959 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Eddie Anderson (16th season)
Captain	Charles Pacunas
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Syracuse			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					8	–	2	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State			–					6	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Pittsburgh			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					5	–	4	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Notre Dame			–					5	–	5	–	0
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	7	–	0
Oregon State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					1	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

All home games were played at Fitton Field on the Holy Cross campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 31–8	13,000	[2]
October 3	Villanova	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 20–0	8,000	[3]
October 10	Dayton^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 8–0	8,000	[4]
October 17	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 6–42	30,000	[5]
October 24	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 34–0	6,000	[6]
October 31	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 14–12	6,000	[7]
November 7	Boston University	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 17–8	10,000	[8]
November 14	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 0–46	20,000	[9]
November 21	at Marquette	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 12–30	12,136	[1]
November 28	Boston College	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	L 0–14	23,000	[10]
Homecoming ^ Family Weekend

Statistical leaders

Statistical leaders for the 1959 Crusaders included:^[11]

• Rushing: Richard Skinner, 528 yards and 3 touchdowns on 116 attempts
• Passing: Ken Komodzinski, 677 yards, 38 completions and 3 touchdowns on 111 attempts
• Receiving: Bernie Buzyniski, 317 yards and 1 touchdown on 17 receptions
• Scoring: Richard Skinner, 18 points on 3 touchdowns
• Total offense: Ken Komodzinski, 681 yards (677 passing, 4 rushing)
• All-purpose yards: Richard Skinner, 600 yards (528 rushing, 72 receiving)