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2004 Holy Cross

3–⁠8 (1–⁠5 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 2004, game by game: lost vs. Duquesne 7–31; lost vs. San Diego 31–37; lost vs. Harvard 0–35; lost vs. Fordham 35–42; lost vs. Lehigh 14–42; won at Dartmouth 24–0; lost at Colgate 7–41; lost vs. Bucknell 27–42; won vs. Marist 44–13; lost at Lafayette 20–56; won at Georgetown 31–28+31−36Lost 7–31 vs. Duquesne-24DuquesneLost 31–37 vs. San Diego-6San DiegoLost 0–35 vs. Harvard-35HarvardLost 35–42 vs. Fordham-7FordhamLost 14–42 vs. Lehigh-28LehighWon 24–0 at Dartmouth+24DartmouthLost 7–41 at Colgate-34ColgateLost 27–42 vs. Bucknell-15BucknellWon 44–13 vs. Marist+31MaristLost 20–56 at Lafayette-36LafayetteWon 31–28 at Georgetown+3Georgetown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsDuquesneL 7–⁠3131%
Sep 11vsSan DiegoL 31–⁠3747%
Sep 18vsHarvardL 0–⁠3523%
Oct 2vsFordhamL 35–⁠4221%
Oct 9vsLehighL 14–⁠4219%
Oct 16atDartmouthW 24–⁠027%
Oct 23atColgateL 7–⁠4114%
Oct 30vsBucknellL 27–⁠4236%
Nov 6vsMaristW 44–⁠1352%
Nov 13atLafayetteL 20–⁠5619%
Nov 20atGeorgetownW 31–⁠2833%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgetown 31–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠5 6th in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
240–⁠367
Coach
—
Elo
1173 −7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.2 No. 76 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chris Pincince
Defensive coordinator
Isaac Collins
Captains
David Mitchell and Steve Silva

2004 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Lehigh5–⁠19–⁠3
Lafayette5–⁠18–⁠4
Bucknell4–⁠27–⁠4
Colgate4–⁠27–⁠4
Fordham2–⁠45–⁠6
Holy Cross1–⁠53–⁠8
Georgetown0–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.