2005 Holy Cross

6–⁠5 (3–⁠3 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 2005, game by game: won vs. Sacred Heart 56–21; won vs. Georgetown 48–6; lost vs. Harvard 21–31; lost vs. Delaware 23–35; won at Yale 22–19; won at Lehigh 13–10; won vs. Dartmouth 28–16; lost vs. Colgate 14–27; lost vs. Fordham 20–24; lost vs. Lafayette 21–41; won at Bucknell 51–33+42−20Won 56–21 vs. Sacred Heart+35Sacred HeartWon 48–6 vs. Georgetown+42GeorgetownLost 21–31 vs. Harvard-10HarvardLost 23–35 vs. Delaware-12DelawareWon 22–19 at Yale+3YaleWon 13–10 at Lehigh+3LehighWon 28–16 vs. Dartmouth+12DartmouthLost 14–27 vs. Colgate-13ColgateLost 20–24 vs. Fordham-4FordhamLost 21–41 vs. Lafayette-20LafayetteWon 51–33 at Bucknell+18Bucknell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bucknell 51–⁠33; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
317–⁠263
Coach
—
Elo
1275 +59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.6 No. 59 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chris Pincince
Captains
Gideon Akande, John O’Neil and Steve Silva

2005 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colgate5–⁠18–⁠4
Lafayette5–⁠18–⁠4
Lehigh4–⁠28–⁠3
Holy Cross3–⁠36–⁠5
Georgetown2–⁠44–⁠7
Fordham2–⁠42–⁠10
Bucknell0–⁠61–⁠10

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