2002 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2002 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–8 (2–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Dan Allen (7th season)
Captains	David Dugan Brian Hall Nick Soivillien Ross Sullivan
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ←  2001 2003  →

2002 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Fordham +^		6	–	1					10	–	3
No. 25 Colgate +		6	–	1					9	–	3
Lafayette		5	–	2					7	–	5
Lehigh		4	–	3					8	–	4
Towson		3	–	4					6	–	5
Georgetown		2	–	5					5	–	6
Holy Cross		2	–	5					4	–	8
Bucknell		0	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished second-to-last in the Patriot League.

In their seventh year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 4–8 record. David Dugan, Brian Hall, Nick Soivillien and Ross Sullivan were the team captains. ^[1]

The Crusaders were outscored 344 to 292. Their 2–5 conference record placed seventh in the eight-team Patriot League standings. ^[2]

Holy Cross began the year unranked, but after two wins to start the season—including a road win over Army, a Division I-A team—the Crusaders entered the national Division I-AA top 25. They were ranked No. 25 in the poll released September 10, and No. 23 the following week. The loss to Harvard dropped them out of the top 25, and Holy Cross remained unranked for the rest of 2002.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Army *	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 30–21	28,063	[3]
September 14	at Georgetown	Harbin Field Washington, DC	W 41–13	1,276	[4]
September 21	at Harvard *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 23–28	10,107	[5]
September 28	Towson	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 10–42	7,844	[6]
October 5	at Yale *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 19–28	15,026	[7]
October 12	Saint Mary's *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 24–22	1,250	[8]
October 19	at Dartmouth *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 36–44	5,119	[9]
October 26	No. 18 Lehigh^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 12–21	2,247	[10]
November 2	Bucknell	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 38–21	2,879	[11]
November 9	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	L 27–37	6,583	[12]
November 16	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 13–42	2,207	[13]
November 23	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 20–25	1,562	[14]
*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. Gross, Andrew (September 8, 2002). "Black Knights Embarrassed: Army Loses Five Fumbles in Defeat to I-AA Holy Cross". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. pp. 12C, 10C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Courogen, Chris A. (September 15, 2002). "On Second Thought, Crusaders Cruise". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Pave, Marvin (September 22, 2002). "Cross Cannot Bear Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Pave, Marvin (September 29, 2002). "Crusaders Submit a Homely Performance". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Toland, Jennifer (October 6, 2002). "In the Long Run, Crusaders Defenseless". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Toland, Jennifer (October 13, 2002). "Mark Is Left by HC". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Robbins, Paul (October 20, 2002). "Dartmouth's Mann Super". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. E18 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Toland, Jennifer (October 27, 2002). "Crusaders' All Is Not Enough to Beat Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Toland, Jennifer (November 3, 2002). "Allen's Return Boosts Crusaders". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Toland, Jennifer (November 10, 2002). "On Crusade: Fordham's Special Teams Step Up". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Meixell, Ted (November 17, 2002). "Lafayette Romps in Mud". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Colgate's Win Saved by Pickoff". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 24, 2002. p. 7B – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scoreboard: East". The Sunday Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Okla. November 24, 2002. p. 6-B.