2005 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

American college football season

2005 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	6–5 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Pincince (2nd season)
Captains	Gideon Akande John O'Neil Steve Silva
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons← 2004 2006 →

2005 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Lafayette +^	5	–	1	8	–	4
No. 23 Colgate +^	5	–	1	8	–	4
Lehigh	4	–	2	8	–	3
Holy Cross	3	–	3	6	–	5
Georgetown	2	–	4	4	–	7
Fordham	2	–	4	2	–	9
Bucknell	0	–	6	1	–	10

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

The 2005 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished fourth in the Patriot League.

In their second year under head coach Tom Gilmore, the Crusaders compiled a 6–5 record. Gideon Akande, John O'Neil and Steve Silva were the team captains.

The Crusaders outscored opponents 317 to 263. Holy Cross' 3–3 conference placed fourth out of seven in the Patriot League standings.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Sacred Heart*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 56–21	4,731
September 10	Georgetown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 48–6	8,912
September 17	No. 19 Harvard*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 21–31	8,238
September 24	at No. 6 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 23–35	22,025
October 1	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 22–19	12,793
October 8	at No. 10 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 13–10	5,713
October 15	Dartmouth*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 28–16	3,011
October 22	Colgate^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–27	11,236
October 29	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry)	L 20–24	5,771
November 12	Lafayette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 21–41	6,179
November 19	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 51–33	3,120
*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. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
"Holy Cross Beats Sacred Heart". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 4, 2005. pp. E9, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
Toland, Jennifer (September 11, 2005). "More Purple Reign as HC Rolls". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank.
Benjamin, Amalie (September 18, 2005). "Call for Backup Works". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
Tresolini, Kevin (September 25, 2005). "Hens Take Their Time: UD Starts Slowly, Surges Late to Beat Holy Cross". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Atlantic 10 Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 25, 2005. p. C19.
Toland, Jennifer (October 2, 2005). "More Shining Silva Fuels Crusader Win". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 2, 2005. p. C22.
Groller, Keith (October 9, 2005). "Holy Cross Slides by Lehigh in Opener". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England College Football Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 9, 2005. p. D20.
Toland, Jennifer (October 16, 2005). "Silva's Good as Gold: HC's Do-It-All Back Piles Up 353 Yards". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 16, 2005. p. C19.
Ballou, Bill (October 23, 2005). "Scott Bulldozes HC; Freshman Shines as Colgate Dominates". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 23, 2005. p. C20.
Thomson, Josh (October 30, 2005). "Fordham Scores Late for First Win". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. pp. 13C, 12C – via Newspapers.com.
Miller, Stephen (November 13, 2005). "Lafayette Gets Offensive with HC". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 13, 2005. p. C21.
Courogen, Chris A. (November 20, 2005). "Silva Carries Crusaders to Win". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 20, 2005. p. C21.

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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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