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American college football season
The 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the
College of the Holy Cross as a member of the
Patriot League during the
2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 13th-year head coach
Tom Gilmore, Holy Cross compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Patriot League. The Crusaders played their home games at
Fitton Field. They finished the season 4–7, 2–4 in
Worcester, Massachusetts.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 2:00 pm | at
Morgan State* | | | W 51–24 | 4,203 |
September 10 | 7:00 pm | at No. 24
New Hampshire* | |
ASN | L 28–39 | 13,242 |
September 17 | 7:00 pm | at No. 25
Albany* | | DZ | L 28–45 | 8,040 |
September 24 | 1:00 pm |
Dartmouth* | |
Charter TV3 | L 10–35 | 9,878 |
October 1 | 3:30 pm | at
Lafayette | |
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 | |
PLN | L 8–26 | 7,226 |
November 5 | 1:00 pm | at
Georgetown | | PLN | W 21–20 | 1,710 |
November 12 | 3:00 pm | vs.
Fordham | | PLN | L 14–54 | 21,375 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
|
Game summaries
At Morgan State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
7
|
23
|
14
|
7 |
51 |
Bears
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
24 |
At New Hampshire
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
#24 Wildcats
|
6
|
7
|
19
|
7 |
39 |
At Albany
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
28 |
#25 Great Danes
|
0
|
28
|
3
|
14 |
45 |
Dartmouth
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Big Green
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
Crusaders
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
10 |
At Lafayette
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
10
|
3
|
3
|
22 |
38 |
Leopards
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
28 |
Bucknell
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bison
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Crusaders
|
7
|
13
|
0
|
0 |
20 |
Harvard
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#20 Crimson
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
17 |
Crusaders
|
21
|
0
|
3
|
3 |
27 |
Lehigh
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mountain Hawks
|
7
|
11
|
21
|
7 |
46 |
Crusaders
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
At Colgate
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8 |
8 |
Raiders
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
16 |
26 |
At Georgetown
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
Hoyas
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
0 |
20 |
Vs. Fordham
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rams
|
21
|
19
|
7
|
7 |
54 |
Crusaders
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
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