2004 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 2004 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished second-to-last in the Patriot League.

2004 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferencePatriot League
2004 record3–8 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • David Mitchell
  • Steve Silva
Home stadiumFitton Field
2004 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 15 Lehigh +^  5 –1     9 –3  
No. 19 Lafayette +^  5 –1     8 –4  
Bucknell  4 –2     7 –4  
Colgate  4 –2     7 –4  
Fordham  2 –4     5 –6  
Holy Cross  1 –5     3 –8  
Georgetown  0 –6     3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their first year under head coach Tom Gilmore, the Crusaders compiled a 3–8 record. David Mitchell and Steve Silva were the team captains.[1]

The Crusaders were outscored 367 to 240. Their 1–5 conference record placed sixth 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 4 Duquesne*
L 7–31 6,478 [3]
September 11 San Diego*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 31–37 5,471 [4]
September 18 at Harvard*
L 0–35 9,513 [5]
October 2 Fordham
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA (rivalry)
L 35–42 5,222 [6]
October 9 No. 17 Lehigh
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 14–42 6,826 [7]
October 16 at Dartmouth*
W 24–0 3,116 [8]
October 23 at No. 18 Colgate
L 7–41 9,228 [9]
October 30 Bucknell ^
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 27–42 4,091 [10]
November 6 Marist*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 44–13 4,872 [11]
November 13 at Lafayette
L 20–56 4,543 [12]
November 20 at Georgetown
W 31–28 OT 1,870 [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. 9. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. "Duquesne Wins Big in Opener; Dukes Rout Holy Cross". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pa. September 5, 2004. pp. C-11, C-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Toland, Jennifer (September 12, 2004). "Toreros Win Fight to Finish". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Chamberlain, Tony (September 19, 2004). "Harvard Wastes No Time". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Connolly, John (October 3, 2004). "Hail Yes, Fordham Edges HC". Boston Herald. Boston, Mass. p. B14 – via ProQuest.
  7. Garven, Rich (October 10, 2004). "Lehigh Crashes Holy Cross Homecoming Party". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Wood, Bruce (October 17, 2004). "Green with Envy: Holy Cross Ends 15-Game Slump". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Muder, Craig (October 24, 2004). "Colgate Brushes Aside Turnover-Plagued HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C22 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Toland, Jennifer (October 31, 2004). "Record-Setting Lapses for HC". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D8 – via NewsBank.
  11. "Holy Cross Routs Marist, 44-13". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. November 7, 2004. pp. 5G, 2G – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Miller, Stephen (November 14, 2004). "McCourt, Lafayette Still Alive". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 14, 2004. p. D17.
  13. "DeSantis's 35-Yarder Lifts Holy Cross in OT". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 21, 2004. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
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