2001 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2001 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–6 (3–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Dan Allen (6th season)
Captains	Brian Hall James Jenkins Vernell Shaw
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ←  2000 2002  →

2001 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Lehigh $^		7	–	0					11	–	1
Colgate		5	–	1					7	–	3
Fordham		5	–	2					7	–	4
Bucknell		4	–	3					6	–	4
Holy Cross		3	–	4					4	–	6
Towson		2	–	5					3	–	7
Lafayette		1	–	6					2	–	8
Georgetown		0	–	6					3	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished fifth in the Patriot League.

In their sixth year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 4–6 record. Brian Hall, James Jenkins and Vernell Shaw were the team captains. ^[1]

The Crusaders outscored opponents 247 to 179. Holy Cross' 3–4 conference record placed fifth out of eight in the Patriot League standings. ^[2]

Like most of the Patriot League, Holy Cross played just 10 of its 11 scheduled games, after its September 15 matchup, against Ivy League opponent Harvard, was canceled following the September 11 attacks. ^[3] It was the first year in more than two decades without a Crimson-Crusader football game, and the only year between 1981 and 2015 without the intrastate matchup.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Georgetown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 33–7	8,176	[4]
September 15	Harvard *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Canceled		[3]
September 22	at Towson	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 17–9	2,095	[5]
September 29	Yale *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 22–23	8,547	[6]
October 6	at Penn *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–43	11,722	[7]
October 13	Dartmouth *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 49–17	8,817	[8]
October 20	Lafayette^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 63–53	13,219	[9]
October 27	at No. 8 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 14–47	14,232	[10]
November 3	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 14–21	2,743	[11]
November 10	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–35	9,135	[12]
November 17	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry)	L 21–24	6,537	[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. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Blaudschun, Mark (September 14, 2001). "After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Springer, Shira (September 9, 2001). "HC Flips Over Victory". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Reisinger, Adam S. (September 23, 2001). "Turnovers, Penalties Cost Towson". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 12E – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 23, 2001. p. C22.
6. Hine, Tommy (September 30, 2001). "Positively Stunning: Yale Rallies; Davis Kicks Winner". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Zolecki, Todd (October 7, 2001). "Penn Turns the Tables on Holy Cross". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Dell'Apa, Frank (October 14, 2001). "Hall Has Big Hand in Holy Cross Win". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Meixell, Ted (October 21, 2001). "Holy Cross Outlasts Lafayette, 63-53, in Record-Setting, Marathon Contest". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Courogen, Chris A. (October 28, 2001). "Substitute Ciannello Teaches HC a Lesson". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Housenick, Tom (November 4, 2001). "Composed Bison Stay in Hunt". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 4, 2001. p. D19.
12. "Crusaders Tumble". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 11, 2001. p. D20 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Watson Leads Fordham to First Winning Season in I-AA". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. November 18, 2001. p. 11C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 18, 2001. p. D17.