2006 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 2006 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Holy Cross finished third in the Patriot League.

2006 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
2006 record	7–4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (3rd season)
Captains	Dan Adams Casey Gough Frank Herlihy Chris Nielsen
Home stadium	Fitton Field

2006 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Lafayette +^		5	–	1					6	–	6
Lehigh +		5	–	1					6	–	5
Holy Cross		4	–	2					7	–	4
Bucknell		3	–	3					6	–	5
Colgate		3	–	3					4	–	7
Fordham		1	–	5					3	–	8
Georgetown		0	–	6					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their third year under head coach Tom Gilmore, the Crusaders compiled a 7–4 record. Dan Adams, Casey Gough, Frank Herlihy and Chris Nielsen were the team captains.[1]

The Crusaders outscored opponents 275 to 235. Their 4–2 conference record placed third 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Georgetown	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	W 26–13	1,845	[3]
September 9	Northeastern*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–24	8,112	[4]
September 16	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 14–31	11,209	[5]
September 23	at Marist*	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	W 27–0	2,026	[6]
September 30	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	W 28–21	9,547	[7]
October 7	Brown*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 35–30	4,497	[8]
October 14	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 24–21 ^OT	7,414	[9]
October 21	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 38–28	7,893	[10]
October 28	No. 17 Lehigh ^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–28	1,428	[11]
November 4	Bucknell	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 27–10	5,126	[12]
November 11	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 28–29	2,356	[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. 127. 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. "Fanning Shines for HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 3, 2006. pp. C15, C18 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Toland, Jennifer (September 10, 2006). "HC Can't Finish Huskies". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Powers, John (September 17, 2006). "Dawson Surfaces in Opener". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Strum, Phil (September 24, 2006). "Marist Falters at Home". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 24, 2006. p. C19.
7. Toland, Jennifer (October 1, 2006). "Crusaders Survive Fordham". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Toland, Jennifer (October 8, 2006). "Randolph Leads Way for Crusaders". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Wood, Bruce (October 15, 2006). "Crusaders Get Kick out of OT on DeSantis Field Goal". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Courogen, Chris (October 22, 2006). "A Point Is Made by HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Lehigh Lowers the Boom". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 29, 2006. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Toland, Jennifer (November 5, 2006). "Crusaders Driven by Defense". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E18 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Colgate Rallies with 2 TDs in Fourth Quarter to Beat Holy Cross". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 12, 2006. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Results: East". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. November 12, 2006. p. 8C.