American college football season
The 1999 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Holy Cross tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League .
In their fourth year under head coach Dan Allen , the Crusaders compiled a 3–8 record. John Aloisi, David Puloka and Joe Saunders were the team captains.[1]
The Crusaders were outscored 323 to 219. Holy Cross' 2–4 conference record tied for fifth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[2]
Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts .
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 11 Georgetown *
L 16–34 5,170 [3]
September 18 Lafayette
Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 30–12 4,170 [4]
September 25 Harvard ^*
Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 17–25 11,248 [5]
October 2 at Towson
L 0–14 3,802 [6]
October 9 Yale *
Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 14–34 4,276 [7]
October 16 Fairfield *
Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 24–23 3,711 [8]
October 23 at No. 8 Lehigh
L 8–62 13,181 [9]
October 30 at Saint Mary's (CA) *
L 26–28 2,742 [10]
November 6 at Bucknell
L 21–32 1,137 [11]
November 13 at Fordham
W 37–14 2,947 [12]
November 20 Colgate
Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 26–45 5,341 [13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming^ Family Weekend Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1999 Holy Cross Crusaders football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
57
Ben Berger
Sr
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References [ ]
^ "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF) . Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 126. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF) . Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League . 2020. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
^ "Holy Cross Hands Win to Hoyas" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 12, 1999. p. F18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Toland, Jennifer (September 19, 1999). "Crusaders Intercept Patriot League Win; Aloisi Helps Holy Cross Past Lafayette". Telegram & Gazette . Worcester, Mass. p. D9.
^ Chamberlain, Tony (September 26, 1999). "Crimson Hold Off HC" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Ewell, Christian (October 3, 1999). "Towson Airs It Out Except on Scoreboard, 14-0" . The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hine, Tommy (October 10, 1999). "Nothing Is Wrong with Yale" . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Holy Cross 24, Fairfield 23" . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. October 17, 1999. pp. E12, E11 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 24, 1999). "Lehigh Slams Holy Cross, 62-8" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Crusaders Make a Charge, but Gaels Hold On" . San Francisco Examiner . San Francisco, Calif. Associated Press . October 31, 1999. p. D-8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hummel, Todd (November 7, 1999). "Bucknell Backup Comes to Forefront" . The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. pp. C1, C8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fordham Drops 10th Straight; Holy Cross Scores 20 Consecutive Points" . The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press . November 14, 1999. pp. 7C, 6C – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Playoff-Bound Colgate Stops Holy Cross" . Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press . November 21, 1999. p. 7F – via Newspapers.com .
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