2022 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
The 2022 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represents the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crusaders are led by fifth-year head coach Bob Chesney.
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Patriot League champion | |
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal, L 21–42 vs. South Dakota State | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 6 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 6 |
| Record | 12–1 (6–0 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Chris Smith (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Scott James (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Fitton Field (capacity: 23,500) |
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| No. 6 Holy Cross $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Fordham ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Crusaders finished the 2021 season with a record of 10–3, 6–0 Patriot League play to win the Patriot League championship. They received an automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they beat Sacred Heart in the first round, before losing to Villanova in the second round.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Merrimack* | No. 16 | NEC Front Row | W 31–17 | 8,147 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Buffalo* | No. 15 | ESPN+ | W 37–31 | 16,933 | |
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Yale* | No. 13 | ESPN+ | W 38–14 | 13,847 | |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate | No. 13 | ESPN+ | W 35–10 | 3,327 | |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Harvard* | No. 10 | ESPN+ | W 30–21 | 7,726 | |
| October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Bucknell | No. 9 |
| ESPN+ | W 57–0 | 7,658 |
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Lafayette | No. 6 | ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 4,363 | |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 Fordham | No. T–5 |
| ESPN+ | W 53–52 OT | 17,592 |
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Lehigh | No. 6 |
| ESPN+ | W 42–14 | 11,171 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Bryant* | No. 5 |
| ESPN+ | W 36–29 | 9,217 |
| November 19 | 12:30 p.m. | at Georgetown | No. 6 | ESPN+ | W 47–10 | 2,269 | |
| December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 15 New Hampshire* | No. 7 |
| ESPN+ | W 35–19 | 6,265 |
| December 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 South Dakota State* | No. 7 |
| ESPN/ESPN+ | L 21–42 | 6,549 |
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Game summaries
At Merrimack
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 16 Crusaders | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 |
| Warriors | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
At Buffalo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Crusaders | 0 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 37 |
| Bulls | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Yale
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 13 Crusaders | 0 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
At Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Crusaders | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Raiders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
At Harvard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Crusaders | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| Crimson | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 9 Crusaders | 21 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 57 |
At Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 6 Crusaders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Leopards | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
No. 22 Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 22 Rams | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| No. 5т Crusaders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 53 |
Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 6 Crusaders | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| No. 5 Crusaders | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
At Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 6 Crusaders | 14 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 47 |
| Hoyas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
FCS Playoffs
No. 15 New Hampshire – Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Wildcats | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| No. 7 Crusaders | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
At No. 1 South Dakota State – Quarterfinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Crusaders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 1 Jackrabbits | 6 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
References
- "2022 Holy Cross Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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