2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Tom Gilmore, Holy Cross compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Patriot League. The Crusaders played their home games at Fitton Field. They finished the season 4–7, 2–4 in Worcester, Massachusetts.

2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–7 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Rock (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Kashurba (3rd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field

2016 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Lehigh $^		6	–	0					9	–	3
Fordham		5	–	1					8	–	3
Colgate		4	–	2					5	–	5
Bucknell		3	–	3					4	–	7
Holy Cross		2	–	4					4	–	7
Lafayette		1	–	5					2	–	9
Georgetown		0	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:00 pm	at Morgan State*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 51–24	4,203
September 10	7:00 pm	at No. 24 New Hampshire*	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	ASN	L 28–39	13,242
September 17	7:00 pm	at No. 25 Albany*	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	DZ	L 28–45	8,040
September 24	1:00 pm	Dartmouth*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 10–35	9,878
October 1	3:30 pm	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	W 38–28	4,948
October 8	1:00 pm	Bucknell	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 20–21	6,184
October 15	1:00 pm	No. 20 Harvard*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 27–17	9,115
October 22	12:00 pm	Lehigh	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ASN	L 14–46	3,668
October 29	1:00 pm	at Colgate	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	PLN	L 8–26	7,226
November 5	1:00 pm	at Georgetown	Cooper Field Washington, D.C.	PLN	W 21–20	1,710
November 12	3:00 pm	vs. Fordham	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	PLN	L 14–54	21,375
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	23	14	7	51
Bears	10	7	0	7	24

See also: 2016 Morgan State Bears football team

At New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	14	7	7	0	28
#24 Wildcats	6	7	19	7	39

See also: 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

At Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	0	7	14	28
#25 Great Danes	0	28	3	14	45

See also: 2016 Albany Great Danes football team

Dartmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	14	7	7	7	35
Crusaders	7	0	3	0	10

See also: 2016 Dartmouth Big Green football team

At Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	10	3	3	22	38
Leopards	0	7	14	7	28

See also: 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	7	7	21
Crusaders	7	13	0	0	20

See also: 2016 Bucknell Bison football team

Harvard

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Crimson	7	10	0	0	17
Crusaders	21	0	3	3	27

See also: 2016 Harvard Crimson football team

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	7	11	21	7	46
Crusaders	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

At Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	0	8	8
Raiders	7	3	0	16	26

See also: 2016 Colgate Raiders football team

At Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	14	7	0	0	21
Hoyas	7	10	3	0	20

See also: 2016 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Vs. Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	21	19	7	7	54
Crusaders	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2016 Fordham Rams football team and Ram–Crusader Cup