2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
The 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represents the College of the Holy Cross in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crusaders, led by second-year head coach Bob Chesney, play their home games at Fitton Field as a member of the Patriot League.
| 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football | |
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Patriot League champion | |
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 27–44 vs. Monmouth | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| 2019 record | 7–6 (5–1 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Patrick Murphy (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Scott James (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Fitton Field (Capacity: 23,500) |
Uniform | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Crusaders finished the 2018 season 5–6, 4–2 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Crusaders were picked to finish in second place, receiving 2 of 14 first-place votes.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Colgate | 72 (12) |
| 2 | Holy Cross | 58 (2) |
| 3 | Georgetown | 51 |
| 4 | Fordham | 39 |
| 5 | Lehigh | 38 |
| 6 | Lafayette | 21 |
| 7 | Bucknell | 15 |
Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Crusaders had three players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.[1]
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Offense Domenic Cozier – RB Brett Boddy – OL Brian Foley – OL |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy* | CBSSN | L 7–45 | 28,531 | |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | New Hampshire* | Charter TV3 | W 13–10 | 8,372 | |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Yale* | ESPN+ | L 10–23 | 5,684 | |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Syracuse* | ACCN | L 3–41 | 40,575 | |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | Stadium | W 21–14 | 2,693 | |
| October 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at Brown* | ESPN+ | W 47–31 | 3,026 | |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Harvard* |
| Charter TV3 | L 21–31 | 10,381 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Colgate |
| Charter TV3 | W 31–10 | 10,926 |
| November 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh | Stadium | W 24–17 | 4,545 | |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Lafayette |
| Charter TV3 | L 20–23 | 5,236 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham | Stadium | W 49–27 | 3,704 | |
| November 23 | 12:30 p.m. | Georgetown |
| Stadium | W 24–0 | 7,152 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Monmouth* | Stadium | L 27–44 | 2,817 | |
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Game summaries
at Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Midshipmen | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
New Hampshire
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
at Yale
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Bulldogs | 6 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
at Syracuse
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Orange | 17 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
at Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Bison | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Brown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 13 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 47 |
| Bears | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Harvard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crimson | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Crusaders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Crusaders | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
at Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopards | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Crusaders | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 14 | 35 | 49 |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
FCS Playoffs
The Crusaders received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Monmouth.[3]
at Monmouth–First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| No. 14 Hawks | 7 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 44 |
References
- "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- "Football - 2019 Schedule". Holy Cross Athletics Department. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.