2003 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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2003 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference Patriot League
Record1–11 (1–6 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Ari Confesor
  • Steve Fox
  • Ben Koller
  • Nick Larsen
Home stadium Fitton Field
Seasons
←  2002
2004  →
2003 Patriot League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Colgate $^ 7–0  15–1 
No. 23 Lehigh  6–1  8–3 
Fordham  4–3  9–3 
Bucknell  4–3  6–6 
Towson  3–4  6–6 
Lafayette  2–5  5–6 
Georgetown  1–6  4–8 
Holy Cross  1–6  1–11 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross tied for last in the Patriot League.

In their eighth and final year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 1–11 record. Ari Confesor, Steve Fox, Ben Koller and Nick Larsen were the team captains. [1]

The Crusaders were outscored 478 to 322. Holy Cross' 1–6 conference record tied for worst in the Patriot League standings. [2] The Crusaders' sole win came against fellow Patriot League cellar-dweller Georgetown.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 at Lehigh
L 20–38 8,697 [3]
September 13 Georgetown
W 42–34 6,412 [4]
September 20 Harvard Dagger-14-plain.png*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 23–43 10,312 [5]
September 27 at San Diego *
L 45–46 2OT 4,449 [6]
October 4 Yale *
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 16–41 [1]
October 11 at Towson
L 13–30 8,125 [7]
October 18 Dartmouth^*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 20–24 7,863 [8]
October 25 at FIU *
L 23–34 4,506 [9]
November 1 at Bucknell
L 31–53 8,132 [10]
November 8 at No. 19 Fordham
L 28–49 5,277 [11]
November 15 Lafayette
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 13–41 2,821 [12]
November 22 No. 6 Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 38–45 10,166 [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 9. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Courogen, Chris A. (September 7, 2003). "Snap Judgments Doom Crusaders". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Toland, Jennifer (September 14, 2003). "Crusaders' O'Neill Leads the Charge". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. E18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ May, Pete (September 21, 2003). "Fitzpatrick Hits the Books". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Burgin, Sandy (September 29, 2003). "HC Suffers Late-Night Setback; Conversion Pass Lifts San Diego to Victory in Second Overtime". Telegram & Gazette . Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank.
  7. ↑ Baker, Kent (October 12, 2003). "Towson Overpowers Holy Cross, 30-13". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Toland, Jennifer (October 19, 2003). "'Saders Foiled Again at End". Telegram & Gazette . Worcester, Mass. p. D4 – via NewsBank.
  9. ↑ Izquierdo, Daniel (October 26, 2003). "Finally: Runs Key Panthers' First Win". Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Fla. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Housenick, Tom (November 2, 2003). "Jackson Has Career Day as Bison Pull Away for Win". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Brennan, Sean (November 9, 2003). "Rams Roll, Turn Focus to Colgate". Daily News . New York, N.Y. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 9, 2003. p. C17.
  12. ↑ Forsberg, Chris (November 16, 2003). "'Saders Stuck in Slack Season". Telegram & Gazette . Worcester, Mass. p. D7 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 16, 2003. p. C17.
  13. ↑ Gearan, Jay (November 23, 2003). "Colgate Dodges Shocker; HC Can't Quite Contain Branch". Telegram & Gazette . Worcester, Mass. p. D6 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Atlantic 10, New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 23, 2003. p. C16.
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