2020 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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.

2020 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Patriot League champion
Patriot League Football Championship Game, W 33–10 vs. Bucknell
NCAA Division I First Round, L 3–31 vs. South Dakota State
Conference	Patriot League
Division	North Division
Ranking
FCS Coaches	No. 25
Record	3–1 (2–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Bob Chesney (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Justin Roper (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Scott James (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Holy Cross $^		2	–	0					3	–	1
Fordham		2	–	1					2	–	1
Colgate		0	–	2					0	–	2
South Division
Bucknell		2	–	1					2	–	2
Lafayette		2	–	1					2	–	1
Lehigh		0	–	3					0	–	3
Championship: Holy Cross 33, Bucknell 10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Patriot League suspended the fall 2020 football season. Georgetown opted out of the spring football season. Rankings from STATS Poll

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
March 13	12:00 p.m.	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	ESPN+	W 20–3
March 27	1:00 p.m.	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (Ram–Crusader Cup)	ESPN+	W 34–24
April 10	5:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	ESPN+	Canceled
April 17	2:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA (Patriot League Championship Game)	CBSSN	W 33–10
April 24	3:00 p.m.	at No. 2 South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 3–31
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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