2009 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2009 Holy Cross Crusaders football
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 year)
Home stadium	Fitton Field (Capacity: 23,500)

2009 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#14 Holy Cross $^		5	–	1					9	–	3
#21 Colgate		4	–	2					9	–	2
#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
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 PM	Georgetown	No. 25	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA		W 20–7	5,897[1]
September 12	1:00 PM	Sacred Heart*	No. 25	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA		W 52–21	2,897[2]
September 19	1:00 PM	No. 25 Harvard*	No. 23	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	WCTR	W 27–20	12,889[3]
October 3	1:00 PM	at Northeastern*	No. 21	Parsons Field • Brookline, MA		W 42–21	1,103[4]
October 10	12:30 PM	at Brown*	No. 19	Brown Stadium • Providence, RI		L 31–34	5,110[5]
October 17	1:00 PM	Dartmouth*	No. 25	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA		W 34–14	8,788[6]
October 24	1:00 PM	No. 17 Colgate	No. 22	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	WCTR	W 42–28	9,547[7]
October 31	1:00 PM	at Fordham	No. 17	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)		W 41–27	3,449[8]
November 7	12:30 PM	at Lehigh	No. 13	Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA	SE2	W 24–20	9,797[9]
November 14	12:00 PM	No. 20 Lafayette	No. 13	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	WCTR	W 28–26	5,291[10]
November 21	1:00 PM	at Bucknell	No. 13	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA		L 17–23	1,917[11]
November 21	12:00 PM	at No. 2 Villanova*	No. 17	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN2	L 28–38	4,319[12]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: Schedule

References

1. "Holy Cross vs Georgetown". September 5, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
2. "Holy Cross vs Sacred Heart". September 12, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
3. "Holy Cross vs Harvard". September 19, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
4. "Holy Cross at Northeastern". October 3, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
5. "Holy Cross at Brown". October 10, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
6. "Holy Cross vs Dartmouth (Homecoming)". October 17, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
7. "Holy Cross vs Colgate". October 24, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
8. "Holy Cross at Fordham (Ram–Crusader Cup)". October 31, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
9. "Holy Cross at Lehigh". November 7, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
10. "Holy Cross vs Lafayette". November 14, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
11. "Holy Cross at Bucknell". November 21, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
12. "Holy Cross at Villanova (FCS Playoffs First Round)". November 28, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2016.