2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football
2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–7 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Rock (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Kashurba (3rd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Tom Gilmore, Holy Cross compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Patriot League. The Crusaders played their home games at Fitton Field. They finished the season 4–7, 2–4 in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Record4–7 (2–4 Patriot)

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OffensivecoordinatorBrian Rock (2nd season)

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2016 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Lehigh $^	6	–	0	9	–	3
Fordham	5	–	1	8	–	3
Colgate	4	–	2	5	–	5
Bucknell	3	–	3	4	–	7
Holy Cross	2	–	4	4	–	7
Lafayette	1	–	5	2	–	9
Georgetown	0	–	6	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:00 pm	at Morgan State*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 51–24	4,203
September 10	7:00 pm	at No. 24 New Hampshire*	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	ASN	L 28–39	13,242
September 17	7:00 pm	at No. 25 Albany*	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	DZ	L 28–45	8,040
September 24	1:00 pm	Dartmouth*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 10–35	9,878
October 1	3:30 pm	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	W 38–28	4,948
October 8	1:00 pm	Bucknell	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 20–21	6,184
October 15	1:00 pm	No. 20 Harvard*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 27–17	9,115
October 22	12:00 pm	Lehigh	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ASN	L 14–46	3,668
October 29	1:00 pm	at Colgate	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	PLN	L 8–26	7,226
November 5	1:00 pm	at Georgetown	Cooper Field Washington, D.C.	PLN	W 21–20	1,710
November 12	3:00 pm	vs. Fordham	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	PLN	L 14–54	21,375
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	23	14	7	51
Bears	10	7	0	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	14	7	7	0	28
#24 Wildcats	6	7	19	7	39

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	0	7	14	28
#25 Great Danes	0	28	3	14	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	14	7	7	7	35
Crusaders	7	0	3	0	10

Schedule

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Crimson	7	10	0	0	17
Crusaders	21	0	3	3	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	7	11	21	7	46
Crusaders	7	0	0	7	14