# 2018 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 2018 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Chesney, Holy Cross compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Patriot League. The Crusaders played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Crusaders predicted to finish in fourth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Colgate | 71 (11) |
| 2 | Lehigh | 63 (3) |
| 3 | Fordham | 45 |
| 4 | Holy Cross | 40 |
| T–5 | Bucknell | 31 |
| T–5 | Lafayette | 31 |
| 7 | Georgetown | 13 |

### Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Crusaders placed four players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate | Crown Field at Andy Kerr StadiumHamilton, NY | Stadium | L 17–24 | 5,304 |
| September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Boston College* | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA (rivalry) | ACCN Extra | L 14–62 | 40,311 |
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Yale* | Fitton FieldWorcester, MA | Charter TV3 | W 31–28 $^{OT}$ | 7,397 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Dartmouth* | Fitton FieldWorcester, MA | Charter TV3 | L 14–34 | 7,175 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Bucknell | Fitton FieldWorcester, MA | Charter TV3 | L 16–19 | 8,275 |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire* | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH | NBC Sports Boston | L 0–28 | 6,497 |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Harvard* | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | ESPN+ | L 31–33 | 10,056 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Lehigh | Fitton FieldWorcester, MA | Charter TV3 | W 56–0 | 1,779 |
| November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lafayette | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA | | W 40–14 | 3,914 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Fordham | Fitton FieldWorcester, MA (Ram–Crusader Cup) | Stadium | W 17–13 | 2,988 |
| November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | at Georgetown | Cooper FieldWashington, DC | | W 32–31 | 1,803 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Colgate

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Raiders | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |

### At Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Eagles | 21 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 62 |

### Yale

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Crusaders | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 31 |

### Dartmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Big Green | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### Bucknell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| Crusaders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 |

### At New Hampshire

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### At Harvard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Crimson | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 33 |

### Lehigh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crusaders | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 56 |

### At Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 0 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 40 |
| Leopards | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### Fordham

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |

### At Georgetown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 5 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 32 |
| Hoyas | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |