2000 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2000 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	7–4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Dan Allen (5th season)
Captains	David Puloka Patrick Quay
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ←  1999 2001  →

2000 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Lehigh $^		6	–	0					12	–	1
Colgate		4	–	2					7	–	4
Holy Cross		4	–	2					7	–	4
Towson		3	–	3					7	–	4
Bucknell		2	–	4					6	–	5
Fordham		1	–	5					3	–	8
Lafayette		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished second in the Patriot League.

In their fifth year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 7–4 record. David Puloka and Patrick Quay were the team captains. ^[1]

The Crusaders outscored opponents 245 to 223. Their 4–2 conference record placed second in the seven-team Patriot League standings. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Georgetown *	Kehoe Field Washington, DC	W 38–22	2,789	[3]
September 16	at Harvard *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 27–25	7,406	[4]
September 23	Towson	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 17–14	7,856	[5]
September 30	at Yale *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 27–33	22,509	[6]
October 7	Penn *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 34–17	10,026	[7]
October 14	at Dartmouth *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–31	5,014	[8]
October 21	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 13–28	6,723	[9]
October 28	No. 12 Lehigh^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 6–21	9,228	[10]
November 4	Bucknell	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 10–9	6,147 [11]	[1]
November 11	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 32–3	2,114	[12]
November 18	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	W 27–20	9,147	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^ Family Weekend Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 126. 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. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Orton, Kathy (September 10, 2000). "Special Teams Mistakes Haunt Hoyas in Opener". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. p. D12 – via ProQuest.
4. Greenidge, Jim (September 17, 2000). "Crimson Shall Not Overcome; HC Doesn't Allow Harvard to Escape". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. E19 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Craig, Steve (September 24, 2000). "Towson Tastes Its First Defeat". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 14D – via Newspapers.com.
6. Greenidge, Jim (October 1, 2000). "Yale Has Enough in Bank; Crusaders' Rally Comes Up Short". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Lessels, Allen (October 8, 2000). "Crusaders Double Up on Quakers". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Doyle, Dave (October 15, 2000). "Big Green Roll Over Crusaders". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D16 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Meixell, Ted (October 22, 2000). "Motivated Lafayette Downs Holy Cross, 28-13". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Larimer, Terry (October 29, 2000). "Lehigh Defense Sparks 21-6 Win Over Holy Cross". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 29, 2000. p. D17.
11. Holy Cross Athletics Department (March 30, 2001). "Holy Cross Team Game-by-Game Statistics". Archived from the original on July 21, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2024– via Wayback Machine.
12. "Holy Cross 32, Colgate 3". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 12, 2000. pp. 6B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
13. Chamberlain, Tony (November 19, 2000). "Green, Stewart Lift Crusaders". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.