The 1970 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

team that represented the

College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross is a private, Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, about 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest ...

as an independent during the

1970 NCAA University Division football season The 1970 NCAA University Division football season was marked by tragedy, due to two airplane crashes. On October 2, one of the planes carrying the Wichita State football team crashed on the way to a game against Utah State, killing 31 people on ...

Bill Whitton William G. Whitton (February 8, 1919 – November 1, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1969 to 1970, compiling a record of 0–12 ...

returned for a second year as head coach. The team compiled a record of 0–10–1. Reeling financially from the cancellation of all 1969 home games, Holy Cross opted to schedule an 11-game season for the first time in its history, adding a visit to West Point. The no-win, 10-loss season was the worst result in Holy Cross history to that point. All home games were played at

Fitton Field Fitton Field is a football stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts primarily used for College of the Holy Cross sporting events. The stadium opened in 1908 as the official home for the Holy Cross Crusaders football team. Before that, most games were ...

on the Holy Cross campus in

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Schedule

Statistical leaders

Statistical leaders for the 1970 Crusaders included: * Rushing: Joe Wilson, 492 yards and 6 touchdowns on 102 attempts * Passing: Jerry Lamb, 855 yards, 78 completions and 3 touchdowns on 204 attempts * Receiving: Jack VonOhlen, 358 yards and 3 touchdowns on 30 receptions * Scoring: Joe Wilson, 44 points from 7 touchdowns and 1 two-point conversion * Total offense: Colin Clapton, 599 yards (604 passing, minus-5 rushing) * All-purpose yards: Joe Wilson, 590 yards (492 rushing, 98 receiving) * Interceptions: Mike Jordan, 4 interceptions for no yards

References

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Holy Cross Crusaders football The Holy Cross Crusaders football team is the collegiate American football program of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Patriot League, an NCAA Division I conference that participates in the F ...