2005 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 2005 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished fourth in the Patriot League.

2005 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
2005 record	6–5 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (2nd season)
Captains	Gideon Akande John O'Neil Steve Silva
Home stadium	Fitton Field

2005 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Lafayette +^		5	–	1					8	–	4
No. 23 Colgate +^		5	–	1					8	–	4
Lehigh		4	–	2					8	–	3
Holy Cross		3	–	3					6	–	5
Georgetown		2	–	4					4	–	7
Fordham		2	–	4					2	–	9
Bucknell		0	–	6					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their second year under head coach Tom Gilmore, the Crusaders compiled a 6–5 record. Gideon Akande, John O'Neil and Steve Silva were the team captains.[1]

The Crusaders outscored opponents 317 to 263. Holy Cross' 3–3 conference placed fourth out of seven in the Patriot League standings.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Sacred Heart*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 56–21	4,731	[3]
September 10	Georgetown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 48–6	8,912	[4]
September 17	No. 19 Harvard*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 21–31	8,238	[5]
September 24	at No. 6 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 23–35	22,025	[6]
October 1	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 22–19	12,793	[7]
October 8	at No. 10 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 13–10	5,713	[8]
October 15	Dartmouth*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 28–16	3,011	[9]
October 22	Colgate ^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–27	11,236	[10]
October 29	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry)	L 20–24	5,771	[11]
November 12	Lafayette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 21–41	6,179	[12]
November 19	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 51–33	3,120	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^ Family Weekend Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. "Holy Cross Beats Sacred Heart". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 4, 2005. pp. E9, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Toland, Jennifer (September 11, 2005). "More Purple Reign as HC Rolls". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank.
5. Benjamin, Amalie (September 18, 2005). "Call for Backup Works". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Tresolini, Kevin (September 25, 2005). "Hens Take Their Time: UD Starts Slowly, Surges Late to Beat Holy Cross". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Atlantic 10 Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 25, 2005. p. C19.
7. Toland, Jennifer (October 2, 2005). "More Shining Silva Fuels Crusader Win". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 2, 2005. p. C22.
8. Groller, Keith (October 9, 2005). "Holy Cross Slides by Lehigh in Opener". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England College Football Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 9, 2005. p. D20.
9. Toland, Jennifer (October 16, 2005). "Silva's Good as Gold: HC's Do-It-All Back Piles Up 353 Yards". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 16, 2005. p. C19.
10. Ballou, Bill (October 23, 2005). "Scott Bulldozes HC; Freshman Shines as Colgate Dominates". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 23, 2005. p. C20.
11. Thomson, Josh (October 30, 2005). "Fordham Scores Late for First Win". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. pp. 13C, 12C – via Newspapers.com.
12. Miller, Stephen (November 13, 2005). "Lafayette Gets Offensive with HC". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 13, 2005. p. C21.
13. Courogen, Chris A. (November 20, 2005). "Silva Carries Crusaders to Win". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 20, 2005. p. C21.