Holy Cross Crusaders

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Patriot · Fitton Field · 23,500 · 11,472 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Yale · our model 41% Holy Cross Crusaders · a number, not a pick

LastL 7–45 at Miami (OH) · Sat Sep 12 · David Lynch 141 pass yds, 1 TD

Nextvs Yale · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Fitton Field · series 7-21, lost the last 2 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

FCS Program Prestige · Holy Cross Crusaders

National Program

National Program — sustained top-25 expectations across cycles.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

All-time record · Holy Cross Crusaders

Holy Cross Crusaders has won 47% of its games since 1891 — 60% at home, 35% on the road.

408-428-33 all-time · 120 seasons · 1891–2026

Home 251-154-16
Away 152-263-17
Neutral 5-11
40% 1890s
56% 1900s
0% 1910s
29% 1920s
69% 1930s
49% 1940s
58% 1950s
46% 1960s
34% 1970s
34% 1980s
3 g 1990s
51% 2000s
41% 2010s
59% 2020s

Program memory

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

2024

Six Consecutive Patriot League Championships

Holy Cross won six straight Patriot League titles (2019-2024), the most in conference history

2024 Co-Championship

Holy Cross shared the Patriot League title with Lehigh and earned 12 All-Patriot League selections

FCS → NFL Pipeline

2024–2024

Holy Cross Crusaders has sent 1 player to the NFL Draft since 2024.

Developing. The pipeline is real but still building volume.

1 picks · last 5 drafts
#248 C.J. Hanson Offensive Guard · 2024 · Kansas City
#140 all-time · 1 first-round picksthe talent factory →

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ConferenceWhere this team sits in this season's conference standings.

Patriot standing · 2026

10th in the Patriot

Holy Cross Crusaders is 10th of 10 in the Patriot at 0-2. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.

#ProgramRecord
1Lehigh3-0
2Colgate2-0
3Richmond1-0
4Villanova1-1
5William & Mary1-1
–Lafayette0-0
7Fordham0-1
8Georgetown0-1
9Bucknell0-2
10Holy Cross0-2
Coaching historyEvery hire and departure on record, not just the current era.

Coaching history

  • Neil Wheelwright departs20-35, 5 seasons
  • Hired Neil Wheelwright1976
  • Edward Doherty departs20-31-2, 5 seasons
  • Hired Edward Doherty1971
  • Edward Anderson departs82-60-4, 15 seasons
  • Hired Edward Anderson1950
  • Joseph Sheeketski departs15-11-3, 3 seasons
  • Hired Joseph Sheeketski1939
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
Reddit blowupsThe plays that blew up on r/CFB.

r/cfb moments

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[Postgame Thread] Holy Cross Defeats Buffalo 37-31
Sep 2022 · r/cfb

All-time top community posts · ranked by upvotes

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Crusaders.”
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