2018 Holy Cross Crusaders football

Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–6 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Bob Chesney (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Murphy (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott James (1st season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Colgate $^	6	–	0	10	–	2
Holy Cross	4	–	2	5	–	6
Georgetown	4	–	2	5	–	6
Lehigh	2	–	4	3	–	8
Lafayette	2	–	4	3	–	8
Fordham	2	–	4	2	–	9
Bucknell	1	–	5	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Chesney, Holy Cross compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Patriot League. The Crusaders played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Preseason

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Crusaders predicted to finish in fourth place.^[1]

The Crusaders placed four players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.

Offense

Blaise Bell – WR

Defense

Teddy Capsis – DL

Neil Vorster – DL

Ryan Brady – LB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	L 17–24	5,304
September 8	1:00 p.m.	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ACCN Extra	L 14–62	40,311
September 15	1:00 p.m.	Yale*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 31–28 ^OT	7,397
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Dartmouth*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 14–34	7,175
September 29	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 16–19	8,275
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire*	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	NBC Sports Boston	L 0–28	6,497
October 12	7:00 p.m.	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	L 31–33	10,056
October 27	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 56–0	1,779
November 3	12:30 p.m.	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA		W 40–14	3,914
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (Ram–Crusader Cup)	Stadium	W 17–13	2,988
November 17	12:30 p.m.	at Georgetown	Cooper Field Washington, DC		W 32–31	1,803
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	3	14	17
Raiders	14	10	0	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	7	7	14
Eagles	21	13	14	14	62

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bulldogs	21	7	0	0	0	28
Crusaders	14	0	0	14	3	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	3	17	7	7	34
Crusaders	0	0	0	14	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	6	6	7	19
Crusaders	7	0	0	9	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	14	0	14	0	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	7	7	17	31
Crimson	9	11	10	3	33

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
Crusaders	7	21	14	14	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	17	23	0	40
Leopards	14	0	0	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	3	0	3	13
Crusaders	0	0	14	3	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	5	0	7	20	32
Hoyas	7	17	7	0	31

v t e Holy Cross Crusaders football
Venues	Worcester College Grounds (1896–1902) Worcester Oval (1897–1902) Fitton Field (1903–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1946 Orange Bowl Boston College Fordham: Ram–Crusader Cup Sacred Cod Trophy
Culture & lore	The Crusader "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!" Holy Cross Goodtime Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023