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2007 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 2007 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Holy Cross tied for second in the Patriot League.

2007 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferencePatriot League
Record7–4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Pincince (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorRichard Rodgers Sr. (2nd season)
Captains
  • Casey Gough
  • Obi Green
  • Dominic Randolph
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Fordham $^   5 – 1     8 – 4  
Colgate   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Holy Cross   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Lafayette   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Lehigh   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Bucknell   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Georgetown   1 – 5     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their fourth year under head coach Tom Gilmore, the Crusaders compiled a 7–4 record. Casey Gough, Obi Green and Dominic Randolph were the team captains.[1]

The Crusaders outscored opponents 395 to 264. Holy Cross' 4–2 conference record tied with Colgate and Lafayette for second place out of seven in the Patriot League standings.[2]

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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 at No. 3 UMass*
L 30–40 12,254 [3]
September 15 Harvard *
W 31–28 10,942 [4]
September 22 Georgetown
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 55–0 5,982 [5]
September 29 No. 22 Yale^*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 17–38 11,826 [6]
October 6 at Brown*
W 48–37 4,805 [7]
October 13 Dartmouth*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 41–15 5,607 [8]
October 20 at Lehigh
W 59–10 9,103 [9]
October 27 at Bucknell
W 45–21 5,892 [10]
November 3 at Fordham
L 21–24 8,300 [11]
November 10 Lafayette
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 21–31 4,487 [12]
November 17 Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 27–20 [1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Dobrow, Marty (September 2, 2007). "Minutemen Get Away with Mistakes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Benbow, Julian (September 16, 2007). "Crusaders Can't Be Closed Out". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Toland, Jennifer (September 23, 2007). "Hoyas Never Had a Chance Against Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Toland, Jennifer (September 30, 2007). "McLeod and Yale Are Off and Running". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Toland, Jennifer (October 7, 2007). "Brown Can't Bear Crusaders' Attack". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Toland, Jennifer (October 14, 2007). "Before Road Trip, HC Rides Randolph to Victory". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Courogen, Chris A. (October 21, 2007). "Crusaders Take Care of Business Early". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Housenick, Tom (October 28, 2007). "Early Momentum Swing Sinks Bison". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 28, 2007. p. D14.
  11. ^ Fensom, Michael (November 4, 2007). "Crusaders Can't Cash in Chance". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F17 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Nordman, Dave (November 11, 2007). "Crusaders Run Into Trouble". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
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