2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

American college football season

2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football

Patriot League champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 27–44 vs. Monmouth
Conference	Patriot League
Record	7–6 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Bob Chesney (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Murphy (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Scott James (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Uniform

Seasons← 2018 2020 →

2019 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Holy Cross $^	5	–	1	7	–	5
Lafayette	4	–	2	4	–	8
Bucknell	3	–	3	3	–	8
Lehigh	3	–	3	4	–	7
Colgate	3	–	3	4	–	8
Fordham	2	–	4	4	–	8
Georgetown	1	–	5	5	–	6

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Bob Chesney, Holy Cross compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Patriot League title. The Crusaders advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Monmouth. They played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Crusaders were picked to finish in second place, receiving 2 of 14 first-place votes.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Colgate	72 (12)
2	Holy Cross	58 (2)
3	Georgetown	51
4	Fordham	39
5	Lehigh	38
6	Lafayette	21
7	Bucknell	15

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Crusaders had three players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.

Offense

Domenic Cozier – RB

Brett Boddy – OL

Brian Foley – OL

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 7–45	28,531
September 7	1:00 p.m.	New Hampshire*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 13–10	8,372
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 10–23	5,684
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 3–41	40,575
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	W 21–14	2,693
October 12	12:30 p.m.	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	W 47–31	3,026
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Harvard*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 21–31	10,381
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 31–10	10,926
November 2	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	W 24–17	4,545
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Lafayette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 20–23	5,236
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	Stadium	W 49–27	3,704
November 23	12:30 p.m.	Georgetown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Stadium	W 24–0	7,152
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Monmouth*	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ (NCAA Division I First Round)	Stadium	L 27–44	2,817
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	7	0	0	7
Midshipmen	10	14	14	7	45

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	3	7	10
Crusaders	0	3	0	10	13

At Yale

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	3	0	7	10
Bulldogs	6	0	7	10	23

At Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	3	0	0	3
Orange	17	7	10	7	41

At Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	14	7	0	21
Bison	0	14	0	0	14

At Brown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	13	14	7	13	47
Bears	7	10	7	7	31

Harvard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson	17	7	7	0	31
Crusaders	7	0	7	7	21

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	0	7	10
Crusaders	7	14	10	0	31

At Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	10	7	0	24
Mountain Hawks	0	7	7	3	17

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	14	3	6	0	23
Crusaders	3	7	3	7	20

At Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	14	35	49
Rams	0	14	0	13	27

Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	0	0	0	0
Crusaders	0	14	0	10	24

FCS Playoffs

The Crusaders received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Monmouth.

At Monmouth–First Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	7	6	14	27
No. 14 Hawks	7	19	11	7	44

References

^ "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
"FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

v t e Holy Cross Crusaders football
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

v t e Patriot League football champions
Holy Cross (1986) Holy Cross (1987) Lafayette (1988) Holy Cross (1989) Holy Cross (1990) Holy Cross (1991) Lafayette (1992) Lehigh (1993) Lafayette (1994) Lehigh (1995) Bucknell (1996) Colgate (1997) Lehigh (1998) Colgate & Lehigh (1999) Lehigh (2000) Lehigh (2001) Colgate & Fordham (2002) Colgate (2003) Lafayette & Lehigh (2004) Colgate & Lafayette (2005) Lafayette & Lehigh (2006) Fordham (2007) Colgate (2008) Holy Cross (2009) Lehigh (2010) Lehigh (2011) Colgate (2012) Lafayette (2013) Fordham (2014) Colgate (2015) Lehigh (2016) Colgate & Lehigh (2017) Colgate (2018) Holy Cross (2019) Holy Cross (2020) Holy Cross (2021) Holy Cross (2022) Holy Cross & Lafayette (2023) Holy Cross & Lehigh (2024)

Patriot League football champions

Holy Cross (1986)
Holy Cross (1987)
Lafayette (1988)
Holy Cross (1989)
Holy Cross (1990)
Holy Cross (1991)
Lafayette (1992)
Lehigh (1993)
Lafayette (1994)
Lehigh (1995)
Bucknell (1996)
Colgate (1997)
Lehigh (1998)
Colgate & Lehigh (1999)
Lehigh (2000)
Lehigh (2001)
Colgate & Fordham (2002)
Colgate (2003)
Lafayette & Lehigh (2004)
Colgate & Lafayette (2005)
Lafayette & Lehigh (2006)
Fordham (2007)
Colgate (2008)
Holy Cross (2009)
Lehigh (2010)
Lehigh (2011)
Colgate (2012)
Lafayette (2013)
Fordham (2014)
Colgate (2015)
Lehigh (2016)
Colgate & Lehigh (2017)
Colgate (2018)
Holy Cross (2019)
Holy Cross (2020)
Holy Cross (2021)
Holy Cross (2022)
Holy Cross & Lafayette (2023)
Holy Cross & Lehigh (2024)

v t e 2019 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Albany Austin Peay Central Arkansas Central Connecticut Furman Holy Cross Illinois State James Madison Kennesaw State Monmouth Montana Montana State Nicholls North Dakota North Dakota State Northern Iowa Sacramento State San Diego South Dakota State Southeast Missouri State Southeastern Louisiana Villanova Weber State Wofford
Champion – North Dakota State

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