2007 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 2007 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Holy Cross tied for second in the Patriot League.

2007 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
2007 record	7–4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (4th season)
Captains	Casey Gough Obi Green Dominic Randolph
Home stadium	Fitton Field

2007 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 20 Fordham $^		5	–	1					8	–	4
Colgate		4	–	2					7	–	4
Holy Cross		4	–	2					7	–	4
Lafayette		4	–	2					7	–	4
Lehigh		2	–	4					5	–	6
Bucknell		1	–	5					3	–	8
Georgetown		1	–	5					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their fourth year under head coach Tom Gilmore, the Crusaders compiled a 7–4 record. Casey Gough, Obi Green and Dominic Randolph were the team captains.[1]

The Crusaders outscored opponents 395 to 264. Holy Cross' 4–2 conference record tied with Colgate and Lafayette for second place 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 1	at No. 3 UMass*	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 30–40	12,254	[3]
September 15	Harvard*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 31–28	10,942	[4]
September 22	Georgetown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 55–0	5,982	[5]
September 29	No. 22 Yale ^*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 17–38	11,826	[6]
October 6	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 48–37	4,805	[7]
October 13	Dartmouth*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 41–15	5,607	[8]
October 20	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 59–10	9,103	[9]
October 27	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 45–21	5,892	[10]
November 3	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry)	L 21–24	8,300	[11]
November 10	Lafayette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 21–31	4,487	[12]
November 17	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 27–20		[1]
*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. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Dobrow, Marty (September 2, 2007). "Minutemen Get Away with Mistakes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Benbow, Julian (September 16, 2007). "Crusaders Can't Be Closed Out". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Toland, Jennifer (September 23, 2007). "Hoyas Never Had a Chance Against Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Toland, Jennifer (September 30, 2007). "McLeod and Yale Are Off and Running". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Toland, Jennifer (October 7, 2007). "Brown Can't Bear Crusaders' Attack". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Toland, Jennifer (October 14, 2007). "Before Road Trip, HC Rides Randolph to Victory". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D11 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Courogen, Chris A. (October 21, 2007). "Crusaders Take Care of Business Early". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D14 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Housenick, Tom (October 28, 2007). "Early Momentum Swing Sinks Bison". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 28, 2007. p. D14.
11. Fensom, Michael (November 4, 2007). "Crusaders Can't Cash in Chance". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F17 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Nordman, Dave (November 11, 2007). "Crusaders Run Into Trouble". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.