2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football
2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	1–9 (1–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Dan Curran (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Andrew Dresner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Vaganek (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated November 10, 2025

2025 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Lehigh	5	–	0	10	–	0
Lafayette	5	–	0	7	–	3
Richmond	3	–	3	6	–	4
Bucknell	2	–	3	5	–	5
Georgetown	2	–	3	5	–	5
Colgate	2	–	3	4	–	6
Holy Cross	1	–	4	1	–	9
Fordham	1	–	5	1	–	9

As of November 9, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represent the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crusaders are led by second-year head coach Dan Curran and play at the Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois *	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	L 17–19	10,569
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire *	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	L 16–19	6,509
September 13	2:00 p.m.	No. 6 Rhode Island *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	L 7–9	14,127
September 20	12:00 p.m.	at Yale *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 10–28	4,469
September 27	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field The Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	ESPN+	L 21–26	2,039
October 4	2:00 p.m.	No. 25 Harvard *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	L 24–59	15,549
October 18	2:00 p.m.	at Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	ESPN+	W 28–22	5,419
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	L 28–29	9,724
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Lafayette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	L 13–21	16,583
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Lower Saucon Township, PA	ESPN+	L 3–38	5,346
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+
November 22	1:00 p.m.	vs. Georgetown	Fenway Park Boston, MA	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Northern Illinois (FBS)

Holy Cross Crusaders (0–0) at Northern Illinois Huskies (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	3	0	14	17
Huskies (FBS)	3	3	0	13	19

at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois

Date: August 30
Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
Game attendance: 10,569
Referee: Marcel Kerr
TV announcers (ESPN+): Kelsie Kasper, Ryan Cavanaugh

Game information

First quarter

NIU – Andrew Glass 20-yard field goal, 4:00. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:24.

Second quarter

HC – Luis Palenzuela 33-yard field goal, 3:22. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:49.
NIU – Andrew Glass 39-yard field goal, 0:10. Huskies 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 3:07.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

HC – Blake Youngblood 16-yard pass from Cal Swanson (Luis Palenzuela kick), 10:34. Crusaders 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:27.
NIU – Dev'ion Reynolds 96-yard kickoff return (Andrew Glass kick failed), 10:21. Huskies 12–10.
NIU – Chavon Wright 2-yard run (Andrew Glass kick), 4:15. Huskies 19–10. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:05.
HC – Alijah Cason 97-yard kickoff return (Luis Palenzuela kick), 4:03. Huskies 19–17.

Statistics	HC	NIU
First downs	11	17
Total yards	218	289
Rushing yards	63	180
Passing yards	155	109
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–29–1	14–24–1
Time of possession	26:34	33:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Holy Cross	Passing	Cal Swanson	17/29, 155 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Cal Swanson	12 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Max Mosey	6 receptions, 71 yards
Northern Illinois	Passing	Josh Holst	12/18, 101 yards, INT
	Rushing	Chavon Wright	11 carries, 77 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dearee Rogers	7 receptions, 73 yards

at New Hampshire

Holy Cross Crusaders (0-1) at New Hampshire Wildcats (1-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	9	0	0	7	16
Wildcats	7	3	3	6	19

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

Date: September 6
Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 6,509
Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
TV announcers (FloFootball): Ben Altsher (play-by-play) and Evan Gray (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

HC – Eli Thompson 24-yard interception return (Luis Palenzuela kick BLOCKED), 13:29. Crusaders 6–0.
UNH – Josh Fillion 53-yard pass from Caleb Burke (Nick Reed kick), 13:16. Wildcats 7–6. Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:08.
HC – Luis Palenzuela 34-yard field goal, 7:39. Crusaders 9–7. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:37.

Second quarter

UNH – Nick Reed 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:22.

Third quarter

UNH – Nick Reed 30-yard field goal, 2:05. Wildcats 13–9. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:34.

Fourth quarter

HC – Jayden Clerveaux 1-yard run (Luis Palenzuela kick), 12:13. Crusaders 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:47.
UNH – Nick Reed 50-yard field goal, 9:13. Tied 16–16. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 9:05.
UNH – Nick Reed 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 19–16. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:40.

Statistics	HC	UNH
First downs	18	14
Total yards	251	279
Rushes–yards	43–156	31–97
Passing yards	95	182
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–15–1	12–23–2
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	31:12	28:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Holy Cross	Passing	Cal Swanson	8/15, 95 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jayden Clerveaux	18 carries, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	Max Mosey	4 receptions, 56 yards
New Hampshire	Passing	Matt Vezza	11/21, 129 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Myles Thomason	19 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Josh Fillion	2 receptions, 57 yards

No. 6 Rhode Island

No. 6 Rhode Island Rams (2-0) at Holy Cross Crusaders (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Rams	3	3	0	3	9
Crusaders	0	7	0	0	7

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

Date: September 13
Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 14,127
Referee: Justin Ackley
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jorge Bannister (play-by-play), Kevin Shea (analyst) and Alexandra DeCapua (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

URI – Garth White 24-yard field goal, 6:26. Rams 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 6:02.

Second quarter

HC – Jayden Clerveaux 1-yard run (Owen Saraceno kick), 5:30. Crusaders 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:32.
URI – Garth White 29-yard field goal, 1:24. Crusaders 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 4:06.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

URI – Garth White 41-yard field goal, 2:23. Rams 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:34.

Statistics	URI	HC
First downs	19	15
Total yards	402	229
Rushes–yards	27–131	31–72
Passing yards	271	157
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–37–1	14–29–0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	31:03	28:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing	Devin Farrell	22/37, 271 yards, INT
	Rushing	Antwain Littleton Jr.	18 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	Marquis Buchanan	5 receptions, 84 yards
Holy Cross	Passing	Cal Swanson	14/29, 157 yards
	Rushing	Jayden Clerveaux	8 carries, 29 yards, TD
	Receiving	Max Mosey	4 receptions, 40 yards

at Yale

Holy Cross Crusaders (0-3) at Yale Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	3	7	10
Bulldogs	7	0	14	7	28

at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT

Date: September 20
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 4,469
Referee: Alex Parrella
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Cain (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

(9:16) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 1-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:38; Yale 7–0)

Second Quarter

No scoring plays

Third Quarter

(11:08) HC – Luis Palenzuela 23-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:47; Yale 7–3)
(7:20) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 1-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:43; Yale 14–3)
(3:02) YALE – Nico Brown 29-yard pass from Dante Reno, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:55; Yale 21–3)

Fourth Quarter

(11:49) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 10-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:35; Yale 28–3)
(0:56) HC – Charly Mullaly 7-yard pass from Cal Swanson, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 4:33; Yale 28–10)

Statistics	HC	YALE
First downs	19	18
Total yards	281	318
Rushing yards	88	152
Passing yards	193	166
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–32–0	13–18–0
Time of possession	29:15	30:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Holy Cross	Passing	Cal Swanson	15/30, 193 yards, TD
	Rushing	Nyeoti Punni	6 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Joseph Williams	1 reception, 64 yards
Yale	Passing	Dante Reno	13/18, 166 yards, TD
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	26 carries, 127 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Nico Brown	5 receptions, 119 yards, TD

at Fordham (Ram–Crusader Cup)

Holy Cross Crusaders (0-4) vs. Fordham Rams (0-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	14	0	0	21
Rams	14	6	3	3	26

at Coffey Field • New York City, NY

Date: September 27
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 2,039
Referee: Alexander Randolph
TV announcers (ESPN+): Andrew Bogusch (play-by-play) and Andrew Posadas (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

FOR - Ricky Parks 45-yard run (Bennett Henderson kick), 14:02. Rams 7-0. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:51.
FOR - Gunnar Smith 2-yard run (Bennett Henderson kick), 4:12. Rams 14-0. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:55.
HC - Cal Swanson 2-yard run (Luis Palenzuela kick), 1:18. Rams 14-7. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:54.

Second Quarter

FOR - Nodin Tracy 31-yard pass from Gunnar Smith (Bennett Henderson PAT failed), 14:20. Rams 20-7. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:52.
HC - Mason McSweeney 6-yard pass from Cal Swanson (Luis Palenzuela kick), 7:07. Rams 20-14. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:06.
HC - Jayden Clerveaux 5-yard run (Luis Palenzuela kick), 2:38. Crusaders 21-20. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:46.

Third Quarter

FOR - Bennett Henderson 36-yard Field Goal, 8:02. Rams 23-21. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:21.

Fourth Quarter

FOR - Bennett Henderson 35-yard Field Goal, 8:28. Rams 26-21. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:45.

Statistics	HC	FOR
First downs	20	17
Total yards	345	422
Rushing yards	102	168
Passing yards	243	254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–43–1	14–21–0
Time of possession	34:55	25:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Holy Cross	Passing	Cal Swanson	18/27, 186 yards
	Rushing	Jayden Clerveaux	17 carries, 84 yards, TD
	Receiving	Max Mosey	7 receptions, 70 yards
Fordham	Passing	Gunnar Smith	14/21, 254 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ricky Parks	12 carries, 85 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ricky Gonzalez II	2 receptions, 55 yards

No. 25 Harvard

No. 25 Harvard Crimson (2-0) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (0-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Crimson	21	17	21	0	59
Crusaders	0	3	7	14	24

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

Date: October 4
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Kevin Gehl (play-by-play) and Kevin Shea (analyst)

Statistics	HARV	HC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Holy Cross	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Richmond

Holy Cross Crusaders (0-6) vs. Richmond Spiders (4-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	7	7	7	28
Spiders	7	3	9	3	22

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

Date: October 18
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 5,419
Referee: Cody Hanson
TV announcers (ESPN+/MSN): Bob Black (play-by-play), Jasmonn Coleman (analyst) and Tamara Brown (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(13:29) RICH - Kyle Wickersham 56-yard pass to Andreas Hill, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 3 Play, 75 yards, 1:26; RICH 7–0)
(4:29) HC - Dominic Campanile 4-yard run, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 16 Plays, 75 yards, 9:00; TIED 7–7)

Second Quarter

(13:14) HC - Nyeoti Punni 1-yard run, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 9 Plays, 45 yards, 3:52; HC 14–7)
(0:00) RICH - Jayden Alsheskie 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 Plays, 16 yards, 0:32; HC 14–10)

Third Quarter

(7:46) RICH - Jayden Alsheskie 28-yard field goal (Drive: 12 Plays, 59 yards, 6:13; HC 14–13)
(6:59) HC - Jayden Clerveaux 43-yard run, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 1 Play, 43 yards, 0:08; HC 21–13)
(3:38) RICH - Aziz Foster-Powell 7-yard run, 2-point conversion failed (Drive: 7 Plays, 82 yards, 3:16; HC 21–19)

Fourth Quarter

(11:38) HC - Joseph Williams 1-yard run, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 12 Plays, 60 yards, 6:53; HC 28–19)
(5:00) RICH - Jayden Alsheskie 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 Plays, 65 yards, 6:38; HC 28–22)

Statistics	HC	RICH
First downs	16	19
Total yards	246	373
Rushing yards	155	155
Passing yards	91	218
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–25–0	20–32–0
Time of possession	28:57	31:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Holy Cross	Passing	Braden Graham	13/25, 91 yards
	Rushing	Jayden Clerveaux	12 carries, 77 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ty Curran	4 receptions, 39 yards
Richmond	Passing	Kyle Wickersham	20/32, 218 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kyle Wickersham	17 carries, 80 yards
	Receiving	Ja'Vion Griffin	6 receptions, 71 yards

Colgate

Colgate Raiders (2-5) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (1-6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	-	-	-	-	0
Crusaders	-	-	-	-	0

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

Date: October 25
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	COLG	HC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colgate	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Holy Cross	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lafayette

Lafayette Leopards (5-3) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (1-7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	-	-	-	-	0
Crusaders	-	-	-	-	0

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

Date: November 1
Game time: 12:00 PM EDT

Statistics	LAF	HC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lafayette	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Holy Cross	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 4 Lehigh

Holy Cross Crusaders (1-8) vs. No. 4 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (9-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	-	-	-	-	0
No. 4 Mountain Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Goodman Stadium • Lower Saucon Township, PA

Date: November 8
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Marco Socci (play-by-play) and Mike Yadush (analyst)

Statistics	HC	LEH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Holy Cross	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lehigh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Bucknell

Holy Cross Crusaders (0-0) vs. Bucknell Bison (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	-	-	-	-	0
Bison	-	-	-	-	0

at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA

Date: November 15
Game time: 12:00 PM EST

Statistics	HC	BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Holy Cross	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bucknell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Georgetown

Georgetown Hoyas (0-0) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	-	-	-	-	0
Crusaders	-	-	-	-	0

at Fenway Park • Boston, MA

Date: November 22
Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	GTWN	HC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgetown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Holy Cross	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

↑ Kelley, Kevin (January 16, 2025). "Holy Cross announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
↑ Herder, Sam (April 11, 2025). "2025 Holy Cross Football Schedule". Hero Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
↑ Toland, Jennifer (April 10, 2025). "Shipping up to Boston: Holy Cross football will face Georgetown at Fenway Park". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

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[1] Kelley, Kevin (January 16, 2025). "Holy Cross announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[2] Herder, Sam (April 11, 2025). "2025 Holy Cross Football Schedule". Hero Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

[3] Toland, Jennifer (April 10, 2025). "Shipping up to Boston: Holy Cross football will face Georgetown at Fenway Park". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

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2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Contents

Schedule

Game summaries

at Northern Illinois (FBS)

at New Hampshire

No. 6 Rhode Island

at Yale

at Fordham (Ram–Crusader Cup)

No. 25 Harvard

at Richmond

Colgate

Lafayette

at No. 4 Lehigh

at Bucknell

vs. Georgetown

References