The 2020 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Bob Chesney, played their home games at Fitton Field as a member of the Patriot League.
| 2020 Holy Cross Crusaders football | |
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Patriot League champion | |
Patriot League Football Championship Game, W 33–10 vs. Bucknell | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 3–31 vs. South Dakota State | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| North Division | |
| Ranking | |
| FCS Coaches | No. 25 |
| Record | 3–1 (2–0 Patriot) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Justin Roper (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Scott James (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Fitton Field |
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| Holy Cross $^ | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Holy Cross 33, Bucknell 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On July 13, 2020, the Patriot League announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The league announced a spring schedule on February 5, with the first games set to be played on March 13.[2]
Schedule
editHoly Cross had game scheduled against Yale on September 19, Harvard on October 3, and Brown on October 10, which were all later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| March 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Lehigh | ESPN+ | W 20–3 | ||||
| March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Fordham |
| ESPN+ | W 34–24 | |||
| April 10 | 5:00 p.m. | at Colgate | ESPN+ | Canceled | ||||
| April 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | CBSSN | W 33–10 | ||||
| April 24 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 2 South Dakota State | ESPN3 | L 3–31 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ Kelley, Kevin (February 5, 2021). "Patriot League releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ West, Jenna (July 8, 2020). "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Holy Cross Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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