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American college football season
The
2005 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
was an
American football
team that represented the
College of the Holy Cross
during the
2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season
. Holy Cross finished fourth in the
Patriot League
.
In their second year under head coach
Tom Gilmore
, the Crusaders compiled a 6?5 record. Gideon Akande, John O'Neil and Steve Silva were the team captains.
[1]
The Crusaders outscored opponents 317 to 263. Holy Cross' 3?3 conference placed fourth out of seven in the Patriot League standings.
[2]
Holy Cross played its home games at
Fitton Field
on the college campus in
Worcester, Massachusetts
.
Schedule
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Date
| Opponent
| Site
| Result
| Attendance
| Source
|
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September 3
| Sacred Heart
*
| | W
56?21
| 4,731
| [3]
|
September 10
| Georgetown
| - Fitton Field
- Worcester, MA
| W
48?6
| 8,912
| [4]
|
September 17
| No. 19
Harvard
*
| - Fitton Field
- Worcester, MA
| L
21?31
| 8,238
| [5]
|
September 24
| at No. 6
Delaware
*
| | L
23?35
| 22,025
| [6]
|
October 1
| at
Yale
*
| | W
22?19
| 12,793
| [7]
|
October 8
| at No. 10
Lehigh
| | W
13?10
| 5,713
| [8]
|
October 15
| Dartmouth
*
| - Fitton Field
- Worcester, MA
| W
28?16
| 3,011
| [9]
|
October 22
| Colgate
^
| - Fitton Field
- Worcester, MA
| L
14?27
| 11,236
| [10]
|
October 29
| at
Fordham
| | L
20?24
| 5,771
| [11]
|
November 12
| Lafayette
| - Fitton Field
- Worcester, MA
| L
21?41
| 6,179
| [12]
|
November 19
| at
Bucknell
| | W
51?33
| 3,120
| [13]
|
|
References
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- ^
"2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book"
(PDF)
. Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 126
. Retrieved
June 15,
2020
.
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"Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results".
Patriot League Football Record Book
(PDF)
. Center Valley, Pa.:
Patriot League
. 2020. p. 10
. Retrieved
August 10,
2020
.
- ^
"Holy Cross Beats Sacred Heart"
.
Hartford Courant
. Hartford, Conn.
Associated Press
. September 4, 2005. pp. E9, E11 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Toland, Jennifer (September 11, 2005). "More Purple Reign as HC Rolls".
Telegram & Gazette
. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via
NewsBank
.
- ^
Benjamin, Amalie (September 18, 2005).
"Call for Backup Works"
.
Boston Sunday Globe
. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Tresolini, Kevin (September 25, 2005).
"Hens Take Their Time: UD Starts Slowly, Surges Late to Beat Holy Cross"
.
Sunday News Journal
. Wilmington, Del. p. E1 – via
Newspapers.com
.
Attendance figure in
"Atlantic 10 Summaries".
Boston Sunday Globe
. Boston, Mass. September 25, 2005. p. C19.
- ^
Toland, Jennifer (October 2, 2005). "More Shining Silva Fuels Crusader Win".
Telegram & Gazette
. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via
NewsBank
.
Attendance figure in
"Ivy League Summaries".
Boston Sunday Globe
. Boston, Mass. October 2, 2005. p. C22.
- ^
Groller, Keith (October 9, 2005).
"Holy Cross Slides by Lehigh in Opener"
.
The Morning Call
. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via
Newspapers.com
.
Attendance figure in
"New England College Football Summaries".
Boston Sunday Globe
. Boston, Mass. October 9, 2005. p. D20.
- ^
Toland, Jennifer (October 16, 2005). "Silva's Good as Gold: HC's Do-It-All Back Piles Up 353 Yards".
Telegram & Gazette
. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via
NewsBank
.
Attendance figure in
"Ivy League Summaries".
Boston Sunday Globe
. Boston, Mass. October 16, 2005. p. C19.
- ^
Ballou, Bill (October 23, 2005). "Scott Bulldozes HC; Freshman Shines as Colgate Dominates".
Telegram & Gazette
. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via
NewsBank
.
Attendance figure in
"New England Summaries".
Boston Sunday Globe
. Boston, Mass. October 23, 2005. p. C20.
- ^
Thomson, Josh (October 30, 2005).
"Fordham Scores Late for First Win"
.
The Journal News
. White Plains, N.Y. pp. 13C, 12C – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Miller, Stephen (November 13, 2005).
"Lafayette Gets Offensive with HC"
.
The Morning Call
. Allentown, Pa. p. C12 – via
Newspapers.com
.
Attendance figure in
"New England Summaries".
Boston Sunday Globe
. Boston, Mass. November 13, 2005. p. C21.
- ^
Courogen, Chris A. (November 20, 2005). "Silva Carries Crusaders to Win".
Telegram & Gazette
. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via
NewsBank
.
Attendance figure in
"New England Summaries".
Boston Sunday Globe
. Boston, Mass. November 20, 2005. p. C21.
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