2009 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2009 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Patriot League champion
Conference Patriot League
Ranking
Sports Network No. 14
FCS Coaches No. 14
2009 record 9–3 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach Tom Gilmore (6th year)
Home stadium Fitton Field
(Capacity: 23,500)
2009 Patriot League football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#14 Holy Cross $^   5 1         9 3  
#21 Colgate   4 2         9 2  
#24 Lafayette   4 2         8 3  
Lehigh   4 2         4 7  
Fordham   2 4         5 6  
Bucknell   2 4         4 7  
Georgetown   0 6         0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2009 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-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 9–3, 5–1 in Patriot League play to finish in first place and won the conference title. They went to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Villanova, 38–28.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 1:00 PM Georgetown No. 25 Fitton FieldWorcester, MA W 20–7   5,897[1]
September 12 1:00 PM Sacred Heart* No. 25 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 52–21   2,897[2]
September 19 1:00 PM No. 25 Harvard* No. 23 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA WCTR W 27–20   12,889[3]
October 3 1:00 PM at Northeastern* No. 21 Parsons FieldBrookline, MA W 42–21   1,103[4]
October 10 12:30 PM at Brown* No. 19 Brown StadiumProvidence, RI L 31–34   5,110[5]
October 17 1:00 PM Dartmouth*dagger No. 25 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 34–14   8,788[6]
October 24 1:00 PM No. 17 Colgate No. 22 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA WCTR W 42–28   9,547[7]
October 31 1:00 PM at Fordham No. 17 Coffey FieldBronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup) W 41–27   3,449[8]
November 7 12:30 PM at Lehigh No. 13 Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA SE2 W 24–20   9,797[9]
November 14 12:00 PM No. 20 Lafayette No. 13 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA WCTR W 28–26   5,291[10]
November 21 1:00 PM at Bucknell No. 13 Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA L 17–23   1,917[11]
November 21 12:00 PM at No. 2 Villanova* No. 17 Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN2 L 28–38   4,319[12]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Holy Cross vs Georgetown". September 5, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. "Holy Cross vs Sacred Heart". September 12, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  3. "Holy Cross vs Harvard". September 19, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. "Holy Cross at Northeastern". October 3, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  5. "Holy Cross at Brown". October 10, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  6. "Holy Cross vs Dartmouth (Homecoming)". October 17, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  7. "Holy Cross vs Colgate". October 24, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  8. "Holy Cross at Fordham (Ram–Crusader Cup)". October 31, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  9. "Holy Cross at Lehigh". November 7, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  10. "Holy Cross vs Lafayette". November 14, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  11. "Holy Cross at Bucknell". November 21, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  12. "Holy Cross at Villanova (FCS Playoffs First Round)". November 28, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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