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American college football season

2009 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Patriot League champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 28–38 vs. Villanova
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 14
FCS CoachesNo. 14
Record9–3 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy McKenzie (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRichard Rodgers Sr. (4th season)
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons← 20082010 →
2009 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Holy Cross $^   5 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 21 Colgate   4 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 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 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 51:00 pmGeorgetownNo. 25W 20–75,897
September 121:00 pmSacred Heart*No. 25
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 52–212,897
September 191:00 pmNo. 25 Harvard*No. 23
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
WCTRW 27–2012,889
October 31:00 pmat Northeastern*No. 21W 42–211,103
October 1012:30 pmat Brown*No. 19L 31–345,110
October 171:00 pmDartmouth*No. 25
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 34–148,788
October 241:00 pmNo. 17 ColgateNo. 22
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
WCTRW 42–289,547
October 311:00 pmat FordhamNo. 17W 41–273,449
November 712:30 pmat LehighNo. 13SE2W 24–209,797
November 1412:00 pmNo. 20 LafayetteNo. 13
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
WCTRW 28–265,291
November 211:00 pmat BucknellNo. 13L 17–231,917
November 2812:00 pmat No. 2 Villanova*No. 17ESPN2L 28–384,319

References

  1. "Holy Cross vs Georgetown". September 5, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. Toland, Jennifer (September 6, 2009). "Crusaders Hit Their Stride Late". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Holy Cross vs Sacred Heart". September 12, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. "Holy Cross Defeats Sacred Heart". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. September 13, 2009. pp. E5, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Holy Cross vs Harvard". September 19, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  6. Toland, Jennifer (September 20, 2009). "HC Certainly Measures Up". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Holy Cross at Northeastern". October 3, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  8. Benbow, Julian (October 4, 2009). "Troubles Still Dog Huskies". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Holy Cross at Brown". October 10, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  10. Toland, Jennifer (October 11, 2009). "Newhall Passes Brown Past HC". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. C1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Colleges: Football". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 11, 2009. p. C20.
  11. "Holy Cross vs Dartmouth (Homecoming)". October 17, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  12. Toland, Jennifer (October 18, 2009). "HC Electric After Brown-Out". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. C1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Colleges: Football". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 11, 2009. p. C19.
  13. "Holy Cross vs Colgate". October 24, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  14. Toland, Jennifer (October 25, 2009). "Purple Bursts Colgate Balloon; HC Avenges Heartbreaker". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. C1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Colleges: Football". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 25, 2009. p. C18.
  15. "Holy Cross at Fordham (Ram–Crusader Cup)". October 31, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  16. Fensom, Michael (November 1, 2009). "'Saders Survive Shootout vs. Rams". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. C1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Colleges: Football". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 1, 2009. p. C20.
  17. "Holy Cross at Lehigh". November 7, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  18. Groller, Keith (November 8, 2009). "Late TD Allows Holy Cross to Escape Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 8, 2009. p. C17.
  19. "Holy Cross vs Lafayette". November 14, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  20. Toland, Jennifer (November 15, 2009). "Randolph, Crusaders Clinch Patriot Title". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. "Holy Cross at Bucknell". November 21, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  22. "Bison Stun Holy Cross". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. November 22, 2009. pp. C1, C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. "Holy Cross at Villanova (FCS Playoffs First Round)". November 28, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  24. Pompey, Keith (November 29, 2009). "Wildcats Turn on Offense". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
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