2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
2017 record	4–7 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (14th season, fired after 7 games) Brian Rock (interim)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Rock
Defensive coordinator	Mike Kashurba
Home stadium	Fitton Field (Capacity: 23,500)
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Patriot League football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Colgate +		5	–	1					7	–	4
Lehigh +^		5	–	1					5	–	7
Holy Cross		3	–	3					4	–	7
Fordham		3	–	3					4	–	7
Lafayette		3	–	3					3	–	8
Bucknell		2	–	4					5	–	6
Georgetown		0	–	6					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Fitton Field as a member of the Patriot League. They were led by 14th-year head coach Tom Gilmore for the first seven games of the season before he was fired following a 2–5 start. Offensive coordinator Brian Rock was named interim head coach for the final four games. They finished the season 4–7, 3–3 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.

Schedule[]

The 2017 schedule consists of five home and six away games. The Crusaders will host Patriot League foes Lafayette, Colgate, and Georgetown, and will travel to Bucknell, Fordham, and Lehigh.

In 2017, Holy Cross will play non-conference opponents UConn of the American Athletic Conference, New Hampshire of the Colonial Athletic Association, Dartmouth and Yale of the Ivy League, and Monmouth of the Big South Conference.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	at UConn*		Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	SNY	L 20–27	24,435
September 9	Noon	at Bucknell		Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	STADIUM	W 20–0	1,987
September 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 New Hampshire*		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 51–26	7,906
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Dartmouth*	No. 25	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ILN	L 26–27 OT	7,094
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Lafayette		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 7–10	7,764
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth*		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 36–48	4,484
October 14	1:00 p.m.	at Yale*		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ILN	L 0–32	8,709
October 21	Noon	Colgate		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	STADIUM	L 7–45	6,784
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 24–10	9,063
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham		Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	STADIUM	W 42–20	5,467
November 11	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh		Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	STADIUM	L 21–34	7,247
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries[]

at UConn[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	3	17	0	0	20
Huskies	7	0	7	13	27

at Bucknell[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	10	3	7	0	20
Bison	0	0	0	0	0

New Hampshire[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Wildcats	7	0	12	7	26
Crusaders	3	13	21	14	51

at Dartmouth[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 25 Crusaders	0	14	0	6	6	26
Big Green	7	6	7	0	7	27

Lafayette[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	0	7	3	10
Crusaders	0	7	0	0	7

Monmouth[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	21	20	7	48
Crusaders	3	14	0	19	36

at Yale[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	3	22	7	0	32

Colgate[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	10	21	7	45
Crusaders	7	0	0	0	7

Georgetown[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	3	0	7	0	10
Crusaders	0	13	0	11	24

at Fordham[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	7	0	14	21
Mountain Hawks	14	0	10	10	34

at Lehigh[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	7	0	14	21
Mountain Hawks	14	0	10	10	34

Ranking movements[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	NR	NR	NR	25	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	25	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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