2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Patriot League champion
ConferencePatriot League
Record7–6 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Murphy (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorScott James (2nd season)
Home stadiumFitton Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Patriot League football standings
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 represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Bob Chesney, Holy Cross compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Patriot League title. The Crusaders advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Monmouth. They played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 p.m.at Navy*
CBSSNL 7–4528,531
September 71:00 p.m.New Hampshire*
Charter TV3W 13–108,372
September 211:00 p.m.at Yale*
ESPN+L 10–235,684
September 2812:00 p.m.at Syracuse*
ACCNL 3–4140,575
October 52:00 p.m.at Bucknell
StadiumW 21–142,693
October 1212:30 p.m.at Brown*
ESPN+W 47–313,026
October 191:00 p.m.Harvard*dagger
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
Charter TV3L 21–3110,381
October 261:00 p.m.Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
Charter TV3W 31–1010,926
November 212:30 p.m.at Lehigh
StadiumW 24–174,545
November 912:00 p.m.Lafayette
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
Charter TV3L 20–235,236
November 161:00 p.m.at Fordham
StadiumW 49–273,704
November 2312:30 p.m.Georgetown
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
StadiumW 24–07,152
November 3012:00 p.m.at No. 14 Monmouth*
StadiumL 27–442,817
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 7 0 0 7
Midshipmen 10 14 14 7 45

See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team

New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 3 7 10
Crusaders 0 3 0 10 13

See also: 2019 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

At Yale

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 3 0 7 10
Bulldogs 6 0 7 10 23

See also: 2019 Yale Bulldogs football team

At Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 3 0 0 3
Orange 17 7 10 7 41

See also: 2019 Syracuse Orange football team

At Bucknell

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 14 7 0 21
Bison 0 14 0 0 14

See also: 2019 Bucknell Bison football team

At Brown

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 13 14 7 13 47
Bears 7 10 7 7 31

See also: 2019 Brown Bears football team

Harvard

1 2 3 4 Total
Crimson 17 7 7 0 31
Crusaders 7 0 7 7 21

See also: 2019 Harvard Crimson football team

Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 0 3 0 7 10
Crusaders 7 14 10 0 31

See also: 2019 Colgate Raiders football team

At Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 10 7 0 24
Mountain Hawks 0 7 7 3 17

See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 14 3 6 0 23
Crusaders 3 7 3 7 20

See also: 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team

At Fordham

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 0 14 35 49
Rams 0 14 0 13 27

See also: 2019 Fordham Rams football team and Ram–Crusader Cup

Georgetown

1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 0 0 0 0
Crusaders 0 14 0 10 24

See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team

FCS Playoffs

The Crusaders received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Monmouth.[2]

At Monmouth–First Round

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

See also: 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team

References

  1. ^ a b "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.


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