2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Patriot League champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 27–44 vs. Monmouth
Conference	Patriot League
Record	7–6 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Bob Chesney (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Murphy (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Scott James (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Uniform
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2019 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Holy Cross $^		5	–	1					7	–	5
Lafayette		4	–	2					4	–	8
Bucknell		3	–	3					3	–	8
Lehigh		3	–	3					4	–	7
Colgate		3	–	3					4	–	8
Fordham		2	–	4					4	–	8
Georgetown		1	–	5					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Bob Chesney, Holy Cross compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Patriot League title. The Crusaders advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Monmouth. They played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Crusaders were picked to finish in second place, receiving 2 of 14 first-place votes. ^[1]

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Crusaders had three players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team. ^[1]

Offense Domenic Cozier – RB Brett Boddy – OL Brian Foley – OL

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	at Navy *	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 7–45	28,531
September 7	1:00 p.m.	New Hampshire *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 13–10	8,372
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Yale *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 10–23	5,684
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse *	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 3–41	40,575
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	W 21–14	2,693
October 12	12:30 p.m.	at Brown *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	W 47–31	3,026
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Harvard *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 21–31	10,381
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 31–10	10,926
November 2	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	W 24–17	4,545
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Lafayette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 20–23	5,236
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	Stadium	W 49–27	3,704
November 23	12:30 p.m.	Georgetown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Stadium	W 24–0	7,152
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Monmouth *	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ (NCAA Division I First Round)	Stadium	L 27–44	2,817
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	7	0	0	7
Midshipmen	10	14	14	7	45

See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	3	7	10
Crusaders	0	3	0	10	13

See also: 2019 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

At Yale

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	3	0	7	10
Bulldogs	6	0	7	10	23

See also: 2019 Yale Bulldogs football team

At Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	3	0	0	3
Orange	17	7	10	7	41

See also: 2019 Syracuse Orange football team

At Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	14	7	0	21
Bison	0	14	0	0	14

See also: 2019 Bucknell Bison football team

At Brown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	13	14	7	13	47
Bears	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2019 Brown Bears football team

Harvard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson	17	7	7	0	31
Crusaders	7	0	7	7	21

See also: 2019 Harvard Crimson football team

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	0	7	10
Crusaders	7	14	10	0	31

See also: 2019 Colgate Raiders football team

At Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	10	7	0	24
Mountain Hawks	0	7	7	3	17

See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	14	3	6	0	23
Crusaders	3	7	3	7	20

See also: 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team

At Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	14	35	49
Rams	0	14	0	13	27

See also: 2019 Fordham Rams football team and Ram–Crusader Cup

Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	0	0	0	0
Crusaders	0	14	0	10	24

See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team

FCS Playoffs

The Crusaders received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Monmouth. ^[2]

At Monmouth–First Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	7	6	14	27
No. 14 Hawks	7	19	11	7	44

See also: 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team

References

1. "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
2. "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.