2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Patriot League champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 27–44 vs. Monmouth
Conference	Patriot League
2019 record	7–6 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Bob Chesney (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Murphy (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott James (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field (Capacity: 23,500)
Uniform
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Patriot League football standings
v t	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
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

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.

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)
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]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 7–45	28,531
September 7	1:00 p.m.	New Hampshire*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 13–10	8,372
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 10–23	5,684
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 3–41	40,575
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	W 21–14	2,693
October 12	12:30 p.m.	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	W 47–31	3,026
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Harvard*	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	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	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	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	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*	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ (FCS Playoffs First Round)	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

Source:^[2]

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.^[3]

at Monmouth–First Round[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	7	6	14	27
No. 14 Hawks	7	19	11	7	44

References[]