2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Holy Cross Athletics logo.svg
Conference Patriot League
Record4–7 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brian Rock (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Kashurba (4th season)
Home stadium Fitton Field
Seasons
←  2016
2018  →
2017 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Colgate +  5 –1   7 –4  
Lehigh +^  5 –1   5 –7  
Holy Cross  3 –3   4 –7  
Fordham  3 –3   4 –7  
Lafayette  3 –3   3 –8  
Bucknell  2 –4   5 –6  
Georgetown  0 –6   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Holy Cross was led by 14th-year head coach Tom Gilmore for the first seven games of the season before he was fired following a 2–5 start. Offensive coordinator Brian Rock was named interim head coach for the final four games. The team finished the season with an overall record of 4–7 and a mark of 3–3 in Patriot League play to place three-way tie for third. The Crusaders played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Schedule

The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and six away games. The Crusaders hosted Patriot League foes Lafayette, Colgate, and Georgetown. They traveled to Bucknell, Fordham, and Lehigh.

In 2017, Holy Cross played non-conference opponents UConn of the American Athletic Conference, New Hampshire of the Colonial Athletic Association, Dartmouth and Yale of the Ivy League, and Monmouth of the Big South Conference. [1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m.at UConn *
 SNY L 20–2724,435
September 9Noonat Bucknell
STADIUM W 20–01,987
September 161:00 p.m.No. 9 New Hampshire *
 Charter TV3 W 51–267,906
September 237:00 p.m.at Dartmouth *No. 25
ILNL 26–27 OT7,094
September 301:00 p.m. Lafayette Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
Charter TV3L 7–107,764
October 71:00 p.m. Monmouth *
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
Charter TV3L 36–484,484
October 141:00 p.m.at Yale *
ILNL 0–328,709
October 21Noon Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
STADIUML 7–456,784
October 281:00 p.m. Georgetown
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
Charter TV3W 24–109,063
November 41:00 p.m.at Fordham
STADIUMW 42–205,467
November 1112:30 p.m.at Lehigh
STADIUML 21–347,247
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At UConn

1234Total
Crusaders3170020
Huskies7071327

At Bucknell

1234Total
Crusaders1037020
Bison00000

New Hampshire

1234Total
No. 9 Wildcats7012726
Crusaders313211451

At Dartmouth

1234OTTotal
No. 25 Crusaders01406626
Big Green7670727

Lafayette

1234Total
Leopards007310
Crusaders07007

Monmouth

1234Total
Hawks02120748
Crusaders31401936

At Yale

1234Total
Crusaders00000
Bulldogs3227032

Colgate

1234Total
Raiders71021745
Crusaders70007

Georgetown

1234Total
Hoyas307010
Crusaders01301124

At Fordham

1234Total
Crusaders0701421
Mountain Hawks140101034

At Lehigh

1234Total
Crusaders0701421
Mountain Hawks140101034

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS ———25RV—————————
Coaches ———25RV—————————

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References

  1. ↑ "Football - 2017 Schedule". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2017.


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