The 2003 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross tied for last in the Patriot League.

In their eighth and final year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 1–11 record. Ari Confesor, Steve Fox, Ben Koller and Nick Larsen were the team captains.^[1]

The Crusaders were outscored 478 to 322. Holy Cross' 1–6 conference record tied for worst in the Patriot League standings.^[2] The Crusaders' sole win came against fellow Patriot League cellar-dweller Georgetown.

Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 20–38	8,697	[3]
September 13	Georgetown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 42–34	6,412	[4]
September 20	Harvard*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 23–43	10,312	[5]
September 27	at San Diego*	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	L 45–46 2OT	4,449	[6]
October 4	Yale*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 16–41		[1]
October 11	at Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	L 13–30	8,125	[7]
October 18	Dartmouth^*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 20–24	7,863	[8]
October 25	at Florida International*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	L 23–34	4,506	[9]
November 1	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 31–53	8,132	[10]
November 8	at No. 19 Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry)	L 28–49	5,277	[11]
November 15	Lafayette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 13–41	2,821	[12]
November 22	No. 6 Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 38–45	10,166	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^ Family Weekend Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game