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
1959 record	6–4
Head coach	Eddie Anderson (16th season)
Captain	Charles Pacunas
Home stadium	Fitton Field, Worcester, Massachusetts

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
	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
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	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
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, New Hampshire	W 31–8	13,000	[2]
October 3	Villanova	Fitton Field	W 20–0		[1]
October 10	Dayton^	Fitton Field	W 8–0		[1]
October 17	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, New York	L 6–42	30,000	[3]
October 24	at Columbia	Baker Field New York City	W 34–0	6,000	[4]
October 31	Colgate	Fitton Field	W 14–12		[5]
November 7	Boston University	Fitton Field	W 17–8		[1]
November 14	at Penn State	New Beaver Field University Park, Pennsylvania	L 0–46		[1]
November 21	at Marquette	County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin	L 12–30		[1]
November 28	Boston College	Fitton Field (rivalry)	L 0–14		[1]
Homecoming ^ Family Weekend

Statistical leaders

Statistical leaders for the 1959 Crusaders included:[6]

• 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)

References

1. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. Strauss, Michael (September 27, 1959). "Holy Cross Trounces Dartmouth with Versatile Football Attack at Hanover". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
3. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 18, 1959). "Orange Conquers Holy Cross, 42-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Teague, Robert L. (October 25, 1959). "Holy Cross Routs Columbia, 34 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. The Associated Press (November 1, 1959). "Holy Cross Trips Colgate, 14 to 12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
6. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 68-70. Retrieved June 15, 2020.