2008 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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.

2008 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	7–4 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy McKenzie (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Richard Rodgers Sr. (3rd season)
Captains	Daryl Brown Dominic Randolph
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	No. 4 UMass*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 42–45	12,781	^[3]
September 19	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 24–25	20,462	^[4]
September 27	at Georgetown	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	W 38–14	2,233	^[5]
October 4	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 28–31 ^2OT	14,512	^[6]
October 11	Brown*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 41–34	7,493	^[7]
October 18	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 44–26	7,518	^[8]
October 25	Lehigh^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 35–21	11,558	^[9]
November 1	Bucknell	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 34–17		^[1]
November 8	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	W 38–17	6,277	^[10]
November 15	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	W 27–26	7,439	^[11]
November 22	at No. 21 Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 27–28	4,862	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^ Family Weekend Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. "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.
3. 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.
4. Matson, Barbara (September 20, 2008). "Pizzotti, Harvard Rally Past Crusaders". The Boston Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Toland, Jennifer (October 12, 2008). "Crusaders Win Air Show". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Wood, Bruce (October 19, 2008). "From Start, There's No Stopping Kielt". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Holy Cross Comes Back to Top Lehigh in 4th". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. October 26, 2008. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Holy Cross Soars Past Rams, 38-17". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 9, 2008. pp. 9C, 11C – via Newspapers.com.
11. Reinhard, Paul (November 16, 2008). "Lafayette's Bid for Championship Ends on Hail Mary". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Austin, Kyle (November 23, 2008). "Colgate Headed for Playoffs After Comeback Win". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. C1 – via NewsBank.