2011 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2011 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference Patriot League
2011 record 6–5 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach Tom Gilmore (8th year)
Offensive coordinator Andy McKenzie
Defensive coordinator Richard Rodgers
Home stadium Fitton Field
(Capacity: 23,500)
2011 Patriot League football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 Lehigh †^   6 – 0         11 – 2  
Georgetown   4 – 2         8 – 3  
Holy Cross   4 – 2         6 – 5  
Bucknell   3 – 3         6 – 5  
Colgate   2 – 4         5 – 6  
Lafayette   2 – 4         4 – 7  
Fordham   0 – 6         1 – 10  
† – Conference champion
^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they offer football scholorships while other Patriot League members do not
    Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crusaders were led by eighth year head coach Tom Gilmore and played their home games at Fitton Field. They are a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 6–5, 4–2 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 1 8:00 PM #25 Massachusetts* Fitton Field • Worcester, MA L 16–24   15,942
September 10 1:00 PM Colgate Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 37–7   5,092
September 17 1:00 PM Harvard*dagger Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 30–22   8,649
October 1 12:00 PM at #7 New Hampshire* Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH L 32–39   8,307
October 8 12:30 PM at Brown* Brown Stadium • Providence, RI L 13–20   4,009
October 15 1:00 PM Dartmouth* Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 25–17   4,392
October 22 1:00 PM at Bucknell Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA W 16–13   6,734
October 29 1:00 PM Georgetown Fitton Field • Worcester, MA L 6–19   3,873
November 5 12:30 PM at #8 Lehigh Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA L 7–14   9,250
November 12 12:30 PM Lafayette Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 29–24   4,281
November 19 1:00 PM at Fordham Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup) W 41–21   3,605
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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