American college football season
2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football |
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Patriot League champion |
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Conference | Patriot League |
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Record | 7–6 (5–1 Patriot) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Patrick Murphy (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
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Defensive coordinator | Scott James (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Fitton Field |
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Uniform |
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Seasons |
2019 Patriot League football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
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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- $ – Conference champion
- ^ – FCS playoff participant
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The 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Bob Chesney, Holy Cross compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Patriot League title. The Crusaders advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Monmouth. They played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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) |
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]
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*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Fitton Field
- Worcester, MA
| Charter TV3 | L 21–31 | 10,381 |
October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Colgate | - Fitton Field
- Worcester, MA
| 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 | - Fitton Field
- Worcester, MA
| 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 | - Fitton Field
- Worcester, MA
| Stadium | W 24–0 | 7,152 |
November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Monmouth* | | Stadium | L 27–44 | 2,817 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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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 |
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 |
Crimson | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Crusaders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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 |
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.[2]
At Monmouth–First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
No. 14 Hawks | 7 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 44 |
References
- ^ a b "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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