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2014 Holy Cross

4–⁠8 (2–⁠4 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 2014, game by game: lost at UAlbany 13–14; won vs. Morgan State 29–26; won vs. Central Connecticut 20–7; lost at Harvard 18–41; lost vs. Fordham 16–45; lost at Colgate 17–20; lost at Brown 24–27; lost at Dartmouth 21–24; won at Lafayette 24–14; won vs. Lehigh 27–20; lost vs. Bucknell 24–31; lost at Georgetown 16–21+13−29Lost 13–14 at UAlbany-1UAlbanyWon 29–26 vs. Morgan State+3Morgan StateWon 20–7 vs. Central Connecticut+13Central Connect…Lost 18–41 at Harvard-23HarvardLost 16–45 vs. Fordham-29FordhamLost 17–20 at Colgate-3ColgateLost 24–27 at Brown-3BrownLost 21–24 at Dartmouth-3DartmouthWon 24–14 at Lafayette+10LafayetteWon 27–20 vs. Lehigh+7LehighLost 24–31 vs. Bucknell-7BucknellLost 16–21 at Georgetown-5Georgetown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atUAlbanyL 13–⁠1440%
Sep 6vsMorgan StateW 29–⁠2654%
Sep 13vsCentral ConnecticutW 20–⁠757%
Sep 19atHarvardL 18–⁠4119%
Sep 27vsFordhamL 16–⁠4532%
Oct 4atColgateL 17–⁠2033%
Oct 11atBrownL 24–⁠2730%
Oct 18atDartmouthL 21–⁠2421%
Oct 25atLafayetteW 24–⁠1429%
Nov 8vsLehighW 27–⁠2053%
Nov 15vsBucknellL 24–⁠3138%
Nov 22atGeorgetownL 16–⁠2155%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgetown 21–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
249–⁠290
Coach
—
Elo
1215 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.3 No. 77 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 184
Offensive coordinator
Andy McKenzie
Defensive coordinator
Mike Kashurba

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Chase Stratton S★★No. 2648
Sean Smerczynski ILB★★No. 3147
Nick McBeath OLB★★No. 3302

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers22.00.747
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class32.00.753

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2014 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fordham6–⁠011–⁠3
Bucknell4–⁠28–⁠3
Lafayette3–⁠35–⁠6
Colgate3–⁠35–⁠7
Holy Cross2–⁠44–⁠8
Lehigh2–⁠43–⁠8
Georgetown1–⁠53–⁠8

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