2002 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

American college football season

2002 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–8 (2–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Dan Allen (7th season)
Captains	David Dugan Brian Hall Nick Soivillien Ross Sullivan
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons← 2001 2003 →

2002 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Fordham +^	6	–	1	10	–	3
No. 25 Colgate +	6	–	1	9	–	3
Lafayette	5	–	2	7	–	5
Lehigh	4	–	3	8	–	4
Towson	3	–	4	6	–	5
Georgetown	2	–	5	5	–	6
Holy Cross	2	–	5	4	–	8
Bucknell	0	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished second-to-last in the Patriot League.

In their seventh year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 4–8 record. David Dugan, Brian Hall, Nick Soivillien and Ross Sullivan were the team captains.

The Crusaders were outscored 344 to 292. Their 2–5 conference record placed seventh in the eight-team Patriot League standings.

Holy Cross began the year unranked, but after two wins to start the season—including a road win over Army, a Division I-A team—the Crusaders entered the national Division I-AA top 25. They were ranked No. 25 in the poll released September 10, and No. 23 the following week. The loss to Harvard dropped them out of the top 25, and Holy Cross remained unranked for the rest of 2002.

Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 30–21	28,063
September 14	at Georgetown	Harbin Field Washington, DC	W 41–13	1,276
September 21	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 23–28	10,107
September 28	Towson	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 10–42	7,844
October 5	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 19–28	15,026
October 12	Saint Mary's*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 24–22	1,250
October 19	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 36–44	5,119
October 26	No. 18 Lehigh^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 12–21	2,247
November 2	Bucknell	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 38–21	2,879
November 9	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	L 27–37	6,583
November 16	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 13–42	2,207
November 23	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 20–25	1,562
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^ Family Weekend Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

"2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 126. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
"Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
Gross, Andrew (September 8, 2002). "Black Knights Embarrassed: Army Loses Five Fumbles in Defeat to I-AA Holy Cross". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. pp. 12C, 10C – via Newspapers.com.
Courogen, Chris A. (September 15, 2002). "On Second Thought, Crusaders Cruise". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
Pave, Marvin (September 22, 2002). "Cross Cannot Bear Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
Pave, Marvin (September 29, 2002). "Crusaders Submit a Homely Performance". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
Toland, Jennifer (October 6, 2002). "In the Long Run, Crusaders Defenseless". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
Toland, Jennifer (October 13, 2002). "Mark Is Left by HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
Robbins, Paul (October 20, 2002). "Dartmouth's Mann Super". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E18 – via Newspapers.com.
Toland, Jennifer (October 27, 2002). "Crusaders' All Is Not Enough to Beat Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
Toland, Jennifer (November 3, 2002). "Allen's Return Boosts Crusaders". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
Toland, Jennifer (November 10, 2002). "On Crusade: Fordham's Special Teams Step Up". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
Meixell, Ted (November 17, 2002). "Lafayette Romps in Mud". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
"Colgate's Win Saved by Pickoff". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 24, 2002. p. 7B – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scoreboard: East". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. November 24, 2002. p. 6-B.

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Venues	Worcester College Grounds (1896–1902) Worcester Oval (1897–1902) Fitton Field (1903–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1946 Orange Bowl Boston College Fordham: Ram–Crusader Cup Sacred Cod Trophy
Culture & lore	The Crusader "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!" Holy Cross Goodtime Marching Band 2021 Patriot League Football Championship Game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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