1991 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1991 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its sixth year under head coach Mark Duffner, the team compiled an 11–0 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Patriot League championship, and was ranked No. 3 in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll.^[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1991 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Patriot League champion
Conference	Patriot League
Record	11–0 (5–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Mark Duffner (6th season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Holy Cross $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Lehigh	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Lafayette	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Colgate	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Fordham	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at UMass*	No. 14	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 22–20	13,562	[2]
September 21	at Boston University*	No. 10	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 27–23	5,181	[3]
September 28	Penn*	No. 9	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 45–0	11,591	[4]
October 5	at Harvard*	No. 7	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 28–13	16,225	[5]
October 12	at Dartmouth*	No. 5	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 23–6	6,012	[6]
October 19	Brown*	No. 3	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 42–28	15,481	[7]
October 26	at No. 19 Lehigh	No. 3	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 43–42	14,055	[8]
November 2	Lafayette	No. 3	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 48–14	10,331	[9]
November 9	at Bucknell	No. 3	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 42–6	4,862	[10]
November 16	vs. Fordham	No. 3	Gaelic Grounds Limerick, Ireland (Wild Geese Classic, rivalry)	W 24–19	17,411	[11]
November 23	Colgate	No. 3	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 28–3	12,881	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game