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The 2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crusaders were led by second-year head coach Dan Curran and played at the Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

ConferencePatriot League
Record3–9 (3–4 Patriot)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorAndrew Dresner (2nd season)
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2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–9 (3–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Dresner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Vaganek (2nd season)
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2025 Patriot League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Lehigh $^ 7–0  12–1 
Lafayette 6–1  8–4 
Holy Cross 3–4  3–9 
Richmond 3–4  7–5 
Georgetown 3–4  6–6 
Colgate 3–4  5–7 
Bucknell 2–5  5–7 
Fordham 1–6  1–11 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
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The Holy Cross Crusaders drew an average home attendance of 13,931, the 13th-highest of all NCAA Division I FCS football teams.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois*
ESPN+L 17–1910,569
September 66:00 p.m.at New Hampshire*
FloSportsL 16–196,509
September 132:00 p.m.No. 6 Rhode Island*
ESPN+L 7–914,127
September 2012:00 p.m.at Yale*
ESPN+L 10–284,469
September 271:00 p.m.at Fordham
ESPN+L 21–262,039
October 42:00 p.m.No. 25 Harvard*dagger
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
ESPN+L 24–5915,549
October 182:00 p.m.at Richmond
ESPN+W 28–225,419
October 251:00 p.m.Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
ESPN+L 28–299,724
November 11:00 p.m.Lafayette
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
ESPN+L 13–2116,583
November 812:00 p.m.at No. 4 Lehigh
ESPN+L 3–385,346
November 1512:00 p.m.at Bucknell
ESPN+W 37–20913
November 221:00 p.m.vs. Georgetown
ESPN+W 42–713,674
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries

at Northern Illinois (FBS)

See also: 2025 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
Holy Cross Crusaders (0–0) at Northern Illinois Huskies (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders 0 3 01417
Huskies (FBS) 3 3 01319
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at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 10,569
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Kelsie Kasper, Ryan Cavanaugh
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First quarter
  • NIU – Andrew Glass 20-yard field goal, 4:00. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:24.
Second quarter
  • HC – Luis Palenzuela 33-yard field goal, 3:22. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:49.
  • NIU – Andrew Glass 39-yard field goal, 0:10. Huskies 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 3:07.
Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter
  • HC – Blake Youngblood 16-yard pass from Cal Swanson (Luis Palenzuela kick), 10:34. Crusaders 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:27.
  • NIU – Dev'ion Reynolds 96-yard kickoff return (Andrew Glass kick failed), 10:21. Huskies 12–10.
  • NIU – Chavon Wright 2-yard run (Andrew Glass kick), 4:15. Huskies 19–10. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:05.
  • HC – Alijah Cason 97-yard kickoff return (Luis Palenzuela kick), 4:03. Huskies 19–17.
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More information Statistics, HC ...
StatisticsHCNIU
First downs1117
Plays–yards55–21772–287
Rushes–yards26–6248–178
Passing yards155109
Passing: Comp–Att–Int17–29–114–24–1
Turnovers11
Time of possession26:3433:26
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Holy CrossPassingCal Swanson17/29, 155 yards, TD, INT
RushingCal Swanson12 carries, 51 yards
ReceivingMax Mosey6 receptions, 71 yards
Northern IllinoisPassingJosh Holst12/18, 101 yards, INT
RushingChavon Wright11 carries, 77 yards, TD
ReceivingDearee Rogers7 receptions, 73 yards
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at New Hampshire

See also: 2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
Holy Cross Crusaders (0–1) at New Hampshire Wildcats (1–0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders 9 0 0716
Wildcats 7 3 3619
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at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 6,509
  • Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
  • TV announcers (FloFootball): Ben Altsher (play-by-play) and Evan Gray (analyst)
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Game information
First quarter
  • HC – Eli Thompson 24-yard interception return (Luis Palenzuela kick BLOCKED), 13:29. Crusaders 6–0.
  • UNH – Josh Fillion 53-yard pass from Caleb Burke (Nick Reed kick), 13:16. Wildcats 7–6. Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:08.
  • HC – Luis Palenzuela 34-yard field goal, 7:39. Crusaders 9–7. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:37.
Second quarter
  • UNH – Nick Reed 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:22.
Third quarter
  • UNH – Nick Reed 30-yard field goal, 2:05. Wildcats 13–9. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:34.
Fourth quarter
  • HC – Jayden Clerveaux 1-yard run (Luis Palenzuela kick), 12:13. Crusaders 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:47.
  • UNH – Nick Reed 50-yard field goal, 9:13. Tied 16–16. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 9:05.
  • UNH – Nick Reed 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 19–16. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:40.
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More information Statistics, HC ...
StatisticsHCUNH
First downs1814
Plays–yards58–25154–279
Rushes–yards43–15631–97
Passing yards95182
Passing: Comp–Att–Int8–15–112–23–2
Turnovers12
Time of possession31:1228:48
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Holy CrossPassingCal Swanson8/15, 95 yards, INT
RushingJayden Clerveaux18 carries, 66 yards, TD
ReceivingMax Mosey4 receptions, 56 yards
New HampshirePassingMatt Vezza11/21, 129 yards, 2 INT
RushingMyles Thomason19 carries, 46 yards
ReceivingJosh Fillion2 receptions, 57 yards
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No. 6 Rhode Island

See also: 2025 Rhode Island Rams football team
No. 6 Rhode Island Rams (2–0) at Holy Cross Crusaders (0–2) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Rams 3 3 039
Crusaders 0 7 007
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at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 14,127
  • Referee: Justin Ackley
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jorge Bannister (play-by-play), Kevin Shea (analyst) and Alexandra DeCapua (sideline)
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Game information
First quarter
  • URI – Garth White 24-yard field goal, 6:26. Rams 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 6:02.
Second quarter
  • HC – Jayden Clerveaux 1-yard run (Owen Saraceno kick), 5:30. Crusaders 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:32.
  • URI – Garth White 29-yard field goal, 1:24. Crusaders 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 4:06.
Third quarter
  • No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
  • URI – Garth White 41-yard field goal, 2:23. Rams 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:34.
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More information Statistics, URI ...
StatisticsURIHC
First downs1915
Plays–yards64–40260–229
Rushes–yards27–13131–72
Passing yards271157
Passing: Comp–Att–Int22–37–114–29–0
Turnovers10
Time of possession31:0328:51
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Rhode IslandPassingDevin Farrell22/37, 271 yards, INT
RushingAntwain Littleton Jr.18 carries, 94 yards
ReceivingMarquis Buchanan5 receptions, 84 yards
Holy CrossPassingCal Swanson14/29, 157 yards
RushingJayden Clerveaux8 carries, 29 yards, TD
ReceivingMax Mosey4 receptions, 40 yards
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at Yale

See also: 2025 Yale Bulldogs football team
Holy Cross Crusaders (0-3) at Yale Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders 0 0 3710
Bulldogs 7 0 14728
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at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 4,469
  • Referee: Alex Parrella
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Cain (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)
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Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:16) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 1-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:38; Yale 7–0)
Second Quarter

No scoring plays

Third Quarter
  • (11:08) HC – Luis Palenzuela 23-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:47; Yale 7–3)
  • (7:20) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 1-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:43; Yale 14–3)
  • (3:02) YALE – Nico Brown 29-yard pass from Dante Reno, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:55; Yale 21–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:49) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 10-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:35; Yale 28–3)
  • (0:56) HC – Charly Mullaly 7-yard pass from Cal Swanson, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 4:33; Yale 28–10)
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More information Statistics, HC ...
StatisticsHCYALE
First downs1918
Total yards281318
Rushing yards88152
Passing yards193166
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15–32–013–18–0
Time of possession29:1530:45
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Holy CrossPassingCal Swanson15/30, 193 yards, TD
RushingNyeoti Punni6 carries, 36 yards
ReceivingJoseph Williams1 reception, 64 yards
YalePassingDante Reno13/18, 166 yards, TD
RushingJosh Pitsenberger26 carries, 127 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingNico Brown5 receptions, 119 yards, TD
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at Fordham (Ram–Crusader Cup)

See also: 2025 Fordham Rams football team and Ram–Crusader Cup
Holy Cross Crusaders (0-4) vs. Fordham Rams (0-4) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders 7 14 0021
Rams 14 6 3326
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at Coffey Field • New York City, NY

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 2,039
  • Referee: Alexander Randolph
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andrew Bogusch (play-by-play) and Andrew Posadas (analyst)
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Game information
First Quarter
  • FOR - Ricky Parks 45-yard run (Bennett Henderson kick), 14:02. Rams 7-0. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:51.
  • FOR - Gunnar Smith 2-yard run (Bennett Henderson kick), 4:12. Rams 14-0. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:55.
  • HC - Cal Swanson 2-yard run (Luis Palenzuela kick), 1:18. Rams 14-7. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:54.
Second Quarter
  • FOR - Nodin Tracy 31-yard pass from Gunnar Smith (Bennett Henderson PAT failed), 14:20. Rams 20-7. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:52.
  • HC - Mason McSweeney 6-yard pass from Cal Swanson (Luis Palenzuela kick), 7:07. Rams 20-14. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:06.
  • HC - Jayden Clerveaux 5-yard run (Luis Palenzuela kick), 2:38. Crusaders 21-20. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:46.
Third Quarter
  • FOR - Bennett Henderson 36-yard Field Goal, 8:02. Rams 23-21. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:21.
Fourth Quarter
  • FOR - Bennett Henderson 35-yard Field Goal, 8:28. Rams 26-21. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:45.
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More information Statistics, HC ...
StatisticsHCFOR
First downs2017
Total yards345422
Rushing yards102168
Passing yards243254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int27–43–114–21–0
Time of possession34:5525:05
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Holy CrossPassingCal Swanson18/27, 186 yards
RushingJayden Clerveaux17 carries, 84 yards, TD
ReceivingMax Mosey7 receptions, 70 yards
FordhamPassingGunnar Smith14/21, 254 yards, TD
RushingRicky Parks12 carries, 85 yards, TD
ReceivingRicky Gonzalez II2 receptions, 55 yards
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No. 25 Harvard

See also: 2025 Harvard Crimson football team
No. 25 Harvard Crimson (2-0) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (0-5) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Crimson 21 17 21059
Crusaders 0 3 71424
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at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Kevin Gehl (play-by-play) and Kevin Shea (analyst)
More information Statistics, HARV ...
StatisticsHARVHC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
HarvardPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Holy CrossPassing
Rushing
Receiving
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at Richmond

See also: 2025 Richmond Spiders football team
Holy Cross Crusaders (0-6) vs. Richmond Spiders (4-3) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders 7 7 7728
Spiders 7 3 9322
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at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 5,419
  • Referee: Cody Hanson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MSN): Bob Black (play-by-play), Jasmonn Coleman (analyst) and Tamara Brown (sideline)
More information Game information ...
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:29) RICH - Kyle Wickersham 56-yard pass to Andreas Hill, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 3 Play, 75 yards, 1:26; RICH 7–0)
  • (4:29) HC - Dominic Campanile 4-yard run, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 16 Plays, 75 yards, 9:00; TIED 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:14) HC - Nyeoti Punni 1-yard run, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 9 Plays, 45 yards, 3:52; HC 14–7)
  • (0:00) RICH - Jayden Alsheskie 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 Plays, 16 yards, 0:32; HC 14–10)
Third Quarter
  • (7:46) RICH - Jayden Alsheskie 28-yard field goal (Drive: 12 Plays, 59 yards, 6:13; HC 14–13)
  • (6:59) HC - Jayden Clerveaux 43-yard run, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 1 Play, 43 yards, 0:08; HC 21–13)
  • (3:38) RICH - Aziz Foster-Powell 7-yard run, 2-point conversion failed (Drive: 7 Plays, 82 yards, 3:16; HC 21–19)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:38) HC - Joseph Williams 1-yard run, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 12 Plays, 60 yards, 6:53; HC 28–19)
  • (5:00) RICH - Jayden Alsheskie 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 Plays, 65 yards, 6:38; HC 28–22)
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More information Statistics, HC ...
StatisticsHCRICH
First downs1619
Total yards246373
Rushing yards155155
Passing yards91218
Passing: Comp–Att–Int13–25–020–32–0
Time of possession28:5731:03
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Holy CrossPassingBraden Graham13/25, 91 yards
RushingJayden Clerveaux12 carries, 77 yards, TD
ReceivingTy Curran4 receptions, 39 yards
RichmondPassingKyle Wickersham20/32, 218 yards, TD
RushingKyle Wickersham17 carries, 80 yards
ReceivingJa'Vion Griffin6 receptions, 71 yards
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Colgate

See also: 2025 Colgate Raiders football team
Colgate Raiders (2-5) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (1-6) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders - - --0
Crusaders - - --0
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at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
More information Statistics, COLG ...
StatisticsCOLGHC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ColgatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Holy CrossPassing
Rushing
Receiving
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Lafayette

See also: 2025 Lafayette Leopards football team
Lafayette Leopards (5-3) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (1-7) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Leopards - - --0
Crusaders - - --0
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at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
More information Statistics, LAF ...
StatisticsLAFHC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LafayettePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Holy CrossPassing
Rushing
Receiving
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at No. 4 Lehigh

See also: 2025 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
Holy Cross Crusaders (1-8) vs. No. 4 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (9-0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders - - --0
No. 4 Mountain Hawks - - --0
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at Goodman Stadium • Lower Saucon Township, PA

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Marco Socci (play-by-play) and Mike Yadush (analyst)
More information Statistics, HC ...
StatisticsHCLEH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Holy CrossPassing
Rushing
Receiving
LehighPassing
Rushing
Receiving
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at Bucknell

See also: 2025 Bucknell Bison football team
Holy Cross Crusaders (0-0) vs. Bucknell Bison (0-0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders - - --0
Bison - - --0
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at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EST
More information Statistics, HC ...
StatisticsHCBUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Holy CrossPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BucknellPassing
Rushing
Receiving
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vs. Georgetown

See also: 2025 Georgetown Hoyas football team
Georgetown Hoyas (0-0) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (0-0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hoyas - - --0
Crusaders - - --0
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at Fenway Park • Boston, MA

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
More information Statistics, GTWN ...
StatisticsGTWNHC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
GeorgetownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Holy CrossPassing
Rushing
Receiving
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