Schedule
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The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and six away games. The Crusaders hosted Patriot League foes Lafayette, Colgate, and Georgetown. They traveled to Bucknell, Fordham, and Lehigh.
In 2017, Holy Cross played 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 |
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| 7:30 p.m. | at UConn* | | | SNY | L 20–27 | 24,435 |
September 9 | Noon | at Bucknell | | | STADIUM | W 20–0 | 1,987 |
September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 9 New Hampshire* | | | Charter TV3 | W 51–26 | 7,906 |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Dartmouth* | No. 25 | | 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* | | | 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 | | | STADIUM | W 42–20 | 5,467 |
November 11 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh | | | STADIUM | L 21–34 | 7,247 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
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At UConn
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Crusaders
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3
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17
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0
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0 |
20 |
Huskies
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7
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0
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7
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13 |
27 |
At Bucknell
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Crusaders
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10
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3
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7
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0 |
20 |
Bison
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
New Hampshire
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2
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3
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4 |
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No. 9 Wildcats
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7
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0
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12
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7 |
26 |
Crusaders
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3
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13
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21
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14 |
51 |
At Dartmouth
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2
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3
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4 | OT |
Total |
No. 25 Crusaders
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0
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14
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0
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6 | 6 |
26 |
Big Green
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7
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6
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7
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0 | 7 |
27 |
Lafayette
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Leopards
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0
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0
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7
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3 |
10 |
Crusaders
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0
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7
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0
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0 |
7 |
Monmouth
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Hawks
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0
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21
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20
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7 |
48 |
Crusaders
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3
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14
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0
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19 |
36 |
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Crusaders
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
Bulldogs
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3
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22
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7
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0 |
32 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
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Raiders
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7
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10
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21
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7 |
45 |
Crusaders
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7
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0
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0
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0 |
7 |
Georgetown
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3
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4 |
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Hoyas
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3
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0
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7
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0 |
10 |
Crusaders
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0
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13
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0
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11 |
24 |
At Fordham
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2
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3
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4 |
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Crusaders
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0
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7
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0
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14 |
21 |
Mountain Hawks
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14
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0
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10
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10 |
34 |
At Lehigh
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Crusaders
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0
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7
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0
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14 |
21 |
Mountain Hawks
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14
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0
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10
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10 |
34 |
Ranking movements
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | — | — | — | 25 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | — | — | — | 25 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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References
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