2009 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
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.
| 2009 Holy Cross Crusaders football | |
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Patriot League champion | |
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 28–38 vs. Villanova | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 14 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 14 |
| 2009 record | 9–3 (5–1 Patriot) |
| Head coach | Tom Gilmore (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Fitton Field (Capacity: 23,500) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 1:00 PM | Georgetown | No. 25 | W 20–7 | 5,897[1] | ||
| September 12 | 1:00 PM | Sacred Heart* | No. 25 |
| W 52–21 | 2,897[2] | |
| September 19 | 1:00 PM | No. 25 Harvard* | No. 23 |
| WCTR | W 27–20 | 12,889[3] |
| October 3 | 1:00 PM | at Northeastern* | No. 21 | W 42–21 | 1,103[4] | ||
| October 10 | 12:30 PM | at Brown* | No. 19 | L 31–34 | 5,110[5] | ||
| October 17 | 1:00 PM | Dartmouth* | No. 25 |
| W 34–14 | 8,788[6] | |
| October 24 | 1:00 PM | No. 17 Colgate | No. 22 |
| WCTR | W 42–28 | 9,547[7] |
| October 31 | 1:00 PM | at Fordham | No. 17 | W 41–27 | 3,449[8] | ||
| November 7 | 12:30 PM | at Lehigh | No. 13 | SE2 | W 24–20 | 9,797[9] | |
| November 14 | 12:00 PM | No. 20 Lafayette | No. 13 |
| WCTR | W 28–26 | 5,291[10] |
| November 21 | 1:00 PM | at Bucknell | No. 13 | L 17–23 | 1,917[11] | ||
| November 28 | 12:00 PM | at No. 2 Villanova* | No. 17 | ESPN2 | L 28–38 | 4,319[12] | |
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- Source: Schedule
References
- "Holy Cross vs Georgetown". September 5, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- "Holy Cross vs Sacred Heart". September 12, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- "Holy Cross vs Harvard". September 19, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- "Holy Cross at Northeastern". October 3, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- "Holy Cross at Brown". October 10, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- "Holy Cross vs Dartmouth (Homecoming)". October 17, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- "Holy Cross vs Colgate". October 24, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- "Holy Cross at Fordham (Ram–Crusader Cup)". October 31, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- "Holy Cross at Lehigh". November 7, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- "Holy Cross vs Lafayette". November 14, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- "Holy Cross at Bucknell". November 21, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- "Holy Cross at Villanova (FCS Playoffs First Round)". November 28, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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