2020 Holy Cross Crusaders football team explained

Year:2020
Team:Holy Cross Crusaders
Sport:football
Conference:Patriot League
Division:North Division
Short Conf:Patriot
Fcscoachrank:25
Record:3–1
Conf Record:2–0
Head Coach:Bob Chesney
Hc Year:3rd
Off Coach:Justin Roper
Oc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Multiple
Def Coach:Scott James
Dc Year:3rd
Def Scheme:4–3
Champion:Patriot League champion
Conf Champ:Patriot League Football Championship Game
Bowl:NCAA Division I First Round
Bowl Result:L 3–31 vs. South Dakota State

The 2020 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Bob Chesney, played their home games at Fitton Field as a member of the Patriot League.

On July 13, 2020, the Patriot League announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The league announced a spring schedule on February 5, with the first games set to be played on March 13.[2]

Schedule

Holy Cross had game scheduled against Yale on September 19, Harvard on October 3, and Brown on October 10, which were all later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus . ESPN.com . 13 July 2020 . en . 13 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Kelley . Kevin . Patriot League releases Spring 2021 football schedule . FBSchedules.com . February 23, 2021 . February 5, 2021.
  3. West . Jenna . Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return . Sports Illustrated . July 8, 2020 . 8 July 2020 . en-us.
  4. Web site: 2020 Holy Cross Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . March 15, 2020.