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2000 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferencePatriot League
Record7–4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • David Puloka
  • Patrick Quay
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Lehigh $^   6 – 0     12 – 1  
Colgate   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Holy Cross   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Towson   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Bucknell   2 – 4     6 – 5  
Fordham   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Lafayette   1 – 5     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross finished second in the Patriot League.

In their fifth year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 7–4 record. David Puloka and Patrick Quay were the team captains.[1]

The Crusaders outscored opponents 245 to 223. Their 4–2 conference record placed second 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 at Georgetown*
W 38–22 2,789 [3]
September 16 at Harvard*
W 27–25 7,406 [4]
September 23 Towson
W 17–14 7,856 [5]
September 30 at Yale*
L 27–33 22,509 [6]
October 7 Penndagger*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 34–17 10,026 [7]
October 14 at Dartmouth*
L 14–31 5,014 [8]
October 21 at Lafayette
L 13–28 6,723 [9]
October 28 No. 12 Lehigh^
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 6–21 9,228 [10]
November 4 Bucknell
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 10–9 6,147[11] [1]
November 11 at Colgate
W 32–3 2,114 [12]
November 18 Fordham
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA (rivalry)
W 27–20 9,147 [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Orton, Kathy (September 10, 2000). "Special Teams Mistakes Haunt Hoyas in Opener". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. D12 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ Greenidge, Jim (September 17, 2000). "Crimson Shall Not Overcome; HC Doesn't Allow Harvard to Escape". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Craig, Steve (September 24, 2000). "Towson Tastes Its First Defeat". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 14D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Greenidge, Jim (October 1, 2000). "Yale Has Enough in Bank; Crusaders' Rally Comes Up Short". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Lessels, Allen (October 8, 2000). "Crusaders Double Up on Quakers". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Doyle, Dave (October 15, 2000). "Big Green Roll Over Crusaders". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 22, 2000). "Motivated Lafayette Downs Holy Cross, 28-13". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Larimer, Terry (October 29, 2000). "Lehigh Defense Sparks 21-6 Win Over Holy Cross". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 29, 2000. p. D17.
  11. ^ Holy Cross Athletics Department (March 30, 2001). "Holy Cross Team Game-by-Game Statistics". Archived from the original on July 21, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ "Holy Cross 32, Colgate 3". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 12, 2000. pp. 6B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Chamberlain, Tony (November 19, 2000). "Green, Stewart Lift Crusaders". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
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