2022 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2022 Holy Cross Crusaders football
2022 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Patriot League champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal, L 21–42 vs. South Dakota State
Conference	Patriot League
Ranking
STATS	No. 6
FCS Coaches	No. 6
Record	12–1 (6–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Bob Chesney (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Chris Smith (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Scott James (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fitton Field
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Holy Cross $^	6	–	0	12	–	1
No. 22 Fordham ^	5	–	1	9	–	3
Lafayette	3	–	3	4	–	7
Bucknell	2	–	4	3	–	8
Colgate	2	–	4	3	–	8
Lehigh	2	–	4	2	–	9
Georgetown	1	–	5	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crusaders were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Chesney.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Merrimack*	No. 16	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 31–17	8,147
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Buffalo*	No. 15	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	W 37–31	16,933
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Yale*	No. 13	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	W 38–14	13,847
September 24	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	No. 13	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	ESPN+	W 35–10	3,327
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Harvard*	No. 10	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	ESPN+	W 30–21	7,726
October 8	4:00 p.m.	Bucknell	No. 9	Polar Park Worcester, MA	ESPN+	W 57–0	7,658
October 22	3:30 p.m.	at Lafayette	No. 6	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	ESPN+	W 24–21	4,363
October 29	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 Fordham	No. T–5	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (Ram–Crusader Cup)	ESPN+	W 53–52 ^OT	17,592
November 5	12:00 p.m.	Lehigh	No. 6	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	W 42–14	11,171
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Bryant*	No. 5	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	W 36–29	9,217
November 19	12:30 p.m.	at Georgetown	No. 6	Cooper Field Washington, DC	ESPN+	W 47–10	2,269
December 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 15 New Hampshire*	No. 7	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 35–19	6,265
December 10	12:00 p.m.	at No. 1 South Dakota State*	No. 7	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN/ESPN+	L 21–42	6,549
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Crusaders	10	9	5	7	31
Warriors	3	7	0	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Crusaders	0	14	14	9	37
Bulls	7	14	7	3	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
No. 13 Crusaders	0	21	14	3	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Crusaders	7	7	14	7	35
Raiders	0	10	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Crusaders	7	10	7	6	30
Crimson	7	7	7	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	0	0	0
No. 9 Crusaders	21	16	13	7	57

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Crusaders	7	10	0	7	24
Leopards	0	7	7	7	21

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 22 Rams	10	14	7	14	7	52
No. 5т Crusaders	14	7	7	17	8	53

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	7	7	0	14
No. 6 Crusaders	7	14	14	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	12	17	29
No. 5 Crusaders	12	10	7	7	36

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Crusaders	14	20	7	6	47
Hoyas	7	3	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Wildcats	2	3	6	8	19
No. 7 Crusaders	7	0	14	14	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Crusaders	7	7	7	0	21
No. 1 Jackrabbits	6	15	0	21	42

^ "2022 Holy Cross Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

v t e Holy Cross Crusaders football
Venues	Worcester College Grounds (1896–1902) Worcester Oval (1897–1902) Fitton Field (1903–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1946 Orange Bowl Boston College Fordham: Ram–Crusader Cup Sacred Cod Trophy
Culture & lore	The Crusader "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!" Holy Cross Goodtime Marching Band 2021 Patriot League Football Championship Game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 2022 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Davidson Delaware Eastern Kentucky Elon Fordham Furman Gardner–Webb Holy Cross Idaho Incarnate Word Montana Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Sacramento State Saint Francis (PA) Samford South Dakota State Southeast Missouri State Southeastern Louisiana Weber State William & Mary
Champion – South Dakota State