2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football
2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Patriot League champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 27–44 vs. Monmouth
Conference	Patriot League
Record	7–6 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Bob Chesney (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Murphy (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Scott James (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

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.

2019 Patriot League football standings
v t e
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

Preseason edit

Preseason coaches' poll edit

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 edit

The Crusaders had three players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.^[1]

Offense

Domenic Cozier – RB

Brett Boddy – OL

Brian Foley – OL

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 7–45	28,531
September 7	1:00 p.m.	New Hampshire*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 13–10	8,372
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 10–23	5,684
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 3–41	40,575
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	W 21–14	2,693
October 12	12:30 p.m.	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	W 47–31	3,026
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Harvard*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 21–31	10,381
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 31–10	10,926
November 2	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	W 24–17	4,545
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Lafayette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 20–23	5,236
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	Stadium	W 49–27	3,704
November 23	12:30 p.m.	Georgetown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Stadium	W 24–0	7,152
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Monmouth*	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ (NCAA Division I First Round)	Stadium	L 27–44	2,817
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries edit

At Navy edit

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

New Hampshire edit

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

At Yale edit

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

At Syracuse edit

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

At Bucknell edit

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

At Brown edit

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

Harvard edit

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

Colgate edit

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

At Lehigh edit

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

Lafayette edit

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

At Fordham edit

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

Georgetown edit

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

FCS Playoffs edit

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 edit

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

References edit

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

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[2019_PL_Coaches_Poll_and_Team-1] "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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