page_title: Holy Cross Crusaders
section_title: Football
hierarchical_section_title: Holy Cross Crusaders / Sports / Football
caption_attribution_description: Football &amp; Basketball Facilities U Holy Cross Stadium
context_page_description: The Holy Cross Crusaders are the athletic teams representing the College of the Holy Cross. They primarily compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Patriot League. In ice hockey, a sport not sponsored by the Patriot League for either sex, the Crusaders are members of two other leagues, with men competing in the Atlantic Hockey Association and women in Hockey East. The men's rowing team is part of the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges. Of its 25 varsity teams, Holy Cross supports 12 men's and 13 women's sports, giving Holy Cross the largest ratio of teams-per-enrollment in the country. Holy Cross's athletic teams for both men and women are known as the Crusaders.
  Holy Cross is a founding member of the Patriot League, and boasts that one-quarter of its student body participates in its varsity athletic programs. Principal facilities include Fitton Field for football and baseball, the Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex for basketball and ice hockey, the Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium, and the Smith Wellness Center, located inside the Luth Athletic Complex.
  The College is one of nine schools to have won an NCAA championship in both baseball and basketball.
context_section_description: The Holy Cross football team played in the 1946 Orange Bowl. The team has since made the FCS postseason in 1983 and 2009. In 1987, the team went undefeated and finished first in the national polls despite the Patriot League not allowing its teams to participate in the NCAA Tournament. Notable former players include Bill Osmanski who went on to win four NFL Championships with the Chicago Bears and two-time Heisman Trophy finalist Gordie Lockbaum.
caption: Visitor side of football stadium (2008)
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