1986 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1986 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Colonial League champion
ConferenceColonial League
Record10–1 (4–0 Colonial)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (1st season)
Home stadiumFitton Field
1986 Colonial League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Holy Cross $ 4 0 0 10 1 0
Lafayette 2 2 0 6 5 0
Lehigh 2 2 0 5 6 0
Colgate 1 3 0 4 7 0
Bucknell 1 3 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Colonial League during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its first year under head coach Mark Duffner, the team compiled a 10–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the first Colonial League championship. The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.