2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football

Conference	Patriot League
2016 record	4–7 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (13th year)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Rock
Defensive coordinator	Mike Kashurba
Home stadium	Fitton Field (Capacity: 23,500)

2016 Patriot League football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#19 Lehigh $^		6	–	0		9	–	2
Fordham		5	–	1		8	–	3
Colgate		4	–	2		5	–	5
Bucknell		3	–	3		4	–	7
Holy Cross		2	–	4		4	–	7
Lafayette		1	–	5		2	–	9
Georgetown		0	–	6		3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Tom Gilmore and played their home games at Fitton Field. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 4–7, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in fifth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:00 PM	at Morgan State*	Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD		W 51–24	4,203
September 10	7:00 PM	at No. 24 New Hampshire*	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH	ASN	L 28–39	13,242
September 17	7:00 PM	at No. 25 Albany*	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY	DZ	L 28–45	8,040
September 24	1:00 PM	Dartmouth*	Fitton Field • Worchester, MA	Charter TV3	L 10–35	9,878
October 1	3:30 PM	at Lafayette	Fisher Field • Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	W 38–28	4,948
October 8	1:00 PM	Bucknell	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 20–21	6,184
October 15	1:00 PM	No. 20 Harvard*	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 27–17	9,115
October 22	12:00 PM	Lehigh	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	ASN	L 14–46	3,668
October 29	1:00 PM	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY	PLN	L 8–26	7,226
November 5	1:00 PM	at Georgetown	Cooper Field • Washington, D.C.	PLN	W 21–20	1,710
November 12	3:00 PM	vs. Fordham	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	PLN	L 14–54	21,375
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	23	14	7	51
Bears	10	7	0	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	HOLY, 29–26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	14	7	7	0	28
#24 Wildcats	6	7	19	7	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–7	2012	UNH, 38–17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	0	7	14	28
#25 Great Danes	0	28	3	14	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	HOLY, 37–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	14	7	7	7	35
Crusaders	7	0	3	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–37–4	2014	DART, 24–21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	10	3	3	22	38
Leopards	0	7	14	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–16	2015	HOLY, 42–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	7	7	21
Crusaders	7	13	0	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–11	2015	HOLY, 23–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Crimson	7	10	0	0	17
Crusaders	21	0	3	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–42–2	2015	HARV, 41–18

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	7	11	21	7	46
Crusaders	7	0	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–17–1	2015	LEH, 51–38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	0	8	8
Raiders	7	3	0	16	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–33–5	2015	GATE, 31–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	14	7	0	0	21
Hoyas	7	10	3	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–11	2015	HOLY, 45–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	21	19	7	7	54
Crusaders	0	7	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–24–2	2015	FORD, 47–41 ^OT

Holy Cross Crusaders football

Venues	Worcester Oval (1896–1907) Fitton Field (1908–present)

Bowls & rivalries	1946 Orange Bowl Boston College Ram–Crusader Cup (Fordham)

Culture & lore	The Crusader "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!" Holy Cross Goodtime Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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