2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
The 2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Holy Cross was led by 14th-year head coach Tom Gilmore for the first seven games of the season before he was fired following a 2–5 start. Offensive coordinator Brian Rock was named interim head coach for the final four games. The team finished the season with an overall record of 4–7 and a mark of 3–3 in Patriot League play to place three-way tie for third. The Crusaders played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.
| 2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 4–7 (3–3 Patriot) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brian Rock (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Kashurba (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Fitton Field (capacity: 23,500) |
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| Colgate + | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and six away games. The Crusaders hosted Patriot League foes Lafayette, Colgate, and Georgetown. They traveled to Bucknell, Fordham, and Lehigh.
In 2017, Holy Cross played non-conference opponents UConn of the American Athletic Conference, New Hampshire of the Colonial Athletic Association, Dartmouth and Yale of the Ivy League, and Monmouth of the Big South Conference.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | at UConn* | SNY | L 20–27 | 24,435 | ||
| September 9 | Noon | at Bucknell | STADIUM | W 20–0 | 1,987 | ||
| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 9 New Hampshire* | Charter TV3 | W 51–26 | 7,906 | ||
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Dartmouth* | No. 25 | ILN | L 26–27 OT | 7,094 | |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Lafayette |
| Charter TV3 | L 7–10 | 7,764 | |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Monmouth* |
| Charter TV3 | L 36–48 | 4,484 | |
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Yale* | ILN | L 0–32 | 8,709 | ||
| October 21 | Noon | Colgate |
| STADIUM | L 7–45 | 6,784 | |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgetown |
| Charter TV3 | W 24–10 | 9,063 | |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham | STADIUM | W 42–20 | 5,467 | ||
| November 11 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh | STADIUM | L 21–34 | 7,247 | ||
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Game summaries
At UConn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Huskies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
At Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Hampshire
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| Crusaders | 3 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 51 |
At Dartmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| No. 25 Crusaders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| Big Green | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 0 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 48 |
| Crusaders | 3 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 36 |
At Yale
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 32 |
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Raiders | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
| Crusaders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 24 |
At Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Mountain Hawks | 14 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
At Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Mountain Hawks | 14 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | — | — | — | 25 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | 25 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |