1999 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1999 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.

1999 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferencePatriot League
1999 record3–8 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • John Aloisi
  • David Puloka
  • Joe Saunders
Home stadiumFitton Field
1999 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Lehigh +^  5 –1     10 –2  
No. 18 Colgate +^  5 –1     10 –2  
Towson  4 –2     7 –4  
Bucknell  3 –3     7 –4  
Lafayette  2 –4     4 –7  
Holy Cross  2 –4     3 –8  
Fordham  0 –6     0 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their fourth year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 3–8 record. John Aloisi, David Puloka and Joe Saunders were the team captains.[1]

The Crusaders were outscored 323 to 219. Holy Cross' 2–4 conference record tied for fifth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[2]

Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 Georgetown*
L 16–34 5,170 [3]
September 18 Lafayette
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 30–12 4,170 [4]
September 25 Harvard^*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 17–25 11,248 [5]
October 2 at Towson
L 0–14 3,802 [6]
October 9 Yale*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 14–34 4,276 [7]
October 16 Fairfield*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 24–23 3,711 [8]
October 23 at No. 8 Lehigh
L 8–62 13,181 [9]
October 30 at Saint Mary's (CA)*
L 26–28 2,742 [10]
November 6 at Bucknell
L 21–32 1,137 [11]
November 13 at Fordham
W 37–14 2,947 [12]
November 20 Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 26–45 5,341 [13]

References
  1. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 126. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. "Holy Cross Hands Win to Hoyas". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 12, 1999. p. F18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Toland, Jennifer (September 19, 1999). "Crusaders Intercept Patriot League Win; Aloisi Helps Holy Cross Past Lafayette". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D9.
  5. Chamberlain, Tony (September 26, 1999). "Crimson Hold Off HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Ewell, Christian (October 3, 1999). "Towson Airs It Out Except on Scoreboard, 14-0". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Hine, Tommy (October 10, 1999). "Nothing Is Wrong with Yale". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Holy Cross 24, Fairfield 23". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. October 17, 1999. pp. E12, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Blockus, Gary R. (October 24, 1999). "Lehigh Slams Holy Cross, 62-8". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Crusaders Make a Charge, but Gaels Hold On". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. Associated Press. October 31, 1999. p. D-8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Hummel, Todd (November 7, 1999). "Bucknell Backup Comes to Forefront". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. C1, C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Fordham Drops 10th Straight; Holy Cross Scores 20 Consecutive Points". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. November 14, 1999. pp. 7C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Playoff-Bound Colgate Stops Holy Cross". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. 7F – via Newspapers.com.
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