| 2008 Holy Cross Crusaders football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 7–4 (5–1 Patriot) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Andy McKenzie (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Richard Rodgers Sr. (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Fitton Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Colgate $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Holy Cross finished second in the Patriot League.
In their fifth year under head coach Tom Gilmore, the Crusaders compiled a 7–4 record. Daryl Brown and Dominic Randolph were the team captains.
The Crusaders outscored opponents 378 to 284. Their 5–1 conference record placed just half a game behind first place in the seven-team 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 | Source | ||
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| September 6 | No. 4 UMass* | L 42–45 | 12,781 | ||||
| September 19 | at Harvard* | L 24–25 | 20,462 | ||||
| September 27 | at Georgetown | W 38–14 | 2,233 | ||||
| October 4 | at Yale* | L 28–31 | 14,512 | ||||
| October 11 | Brown* |
| W 41–34 | 7,493 | |||
| October 18 | at Dartmouth* | W 44–26 | 7,518 | ||||
| October 25 | Lehigh^ |
| W 35–21 | 11,558 | |||
| November 1 | Bucknell |
| W 34–17 | ||||
| November 8 | Fordham |
| W 38–17 | 6,277 | |||
| November 15 | at Lafayette | W 27–26 | 7,439 | ||||
| November 22 | at No. 21 Colgate | L 27–28 | 4,862 | ||||
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References
- ^ "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- Toland, Jennifer (September 7, 2008). "Last-Minute Win for Minutemen; Cuko Drills Field Goal to Topple Crusaders". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
- Matson, Barbara (September 20, 2008). "Pizzotti, Harvard Rally Past Crusaders". The Boston Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E8 – via Newspapers.com.
- Standig, Benjamin (September 28, 2008). "Randolph Airs It Out as Crusaders Roll on Road". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. C7 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Colleges: Football". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 2008. p. C15.
- Toland, Jennifer (October 5, 2008). "Another Heartbreaker for HC; Yale Wins on FG in Second Overtime". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
- Toland, Jennifer (October 12, 2008). "Crusaders Win Air Show". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
- Wood, Bruce (October 19, 2008). "From Start, There's No Stopping Kielt". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Holy Cross Comes Back to Top Lehigh in 4th". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. October 26, 2008. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Holy Cross Soars Past Rams, 38-17". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 9, 2008. pp. 9C, 11C – via Newspapers.com.
- Reinhard, Paul (November 16, 2008). "Lafayette's Bid for Championship Ends on Hail Mary". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Austin, Kyle (November 23, 2008). "Colgate Headed for Playoffs After Comeback Win". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
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