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American college football season
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 .
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
W 26–13 1,845
[3]
September 9
Northeastern *
L 14–24 8,112
[4]
September 16 at
Harvard *
L 14–31 11,209
[5]
September 23 at
Marist *
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 *
W 24–21 OT 7,414
[9]
October 21 at
Lafayette
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
L 28–29 2,356
[13]
References
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"2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF) . Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
^ "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 .
^
"Fanning Shines for HC" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 3, 2006. pp. C15, C18 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Toland, Jennifer (September 10, 2006).
"HC Can't Finish Huskies" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Powers, John (September 17, 2006).
"Dawson Surfaces in Opener" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ 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.
^ Toland, Jennifer (October 1, 2006).
"Crusaders Survive Fordham" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Toland, Jennifer (October 8, 2006).
"Randolph Leads Way for Crusaders" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ Courogen, Chris (October 22, 2006).
"A Point Is Made by HC" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Lehigh Lowers the Boom" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 29, 2006. p. D18 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Toland, Jennifer (November 5, 2006).
"Crusaders Driven by Defense" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. E18 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"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.
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