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2016 Holy Cross

4–⁠7 (2–⁠4 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 2016, game by game: won at Morgan State 51–24; lost at New Hampshire 28–39; lost at UAlbany 28–45; lost vs. Dartmouth 10–35; won at Lafayette 38–28; lost vs. Bucknell 20–21; won vs. Harvard 27–17; lost vs. Lehigh 14–46; lost at Colgate 8–26; won at Georgetown 21–20; lost vs. Fordham 14–54+27−40Won 51–24 at Morgan State+27Morgan StateLost 28–39 at New Hampshire-11New HampshireLost 28–45 at UAlbany-17UAlbanyLost 10–35 vs. Dartmouth-25DartmouthWon 38–28 at Lafayette+10LafayetteLost 20–21 vs. Bucknell-1BucknellWon 27–17 vs. Harvard+10HarvardLost 14–46 vs. Lehigh-32LehighLost 8–26 at Colgate-18ColgateWon 21–20 at Georgetown+1GeorgetownLost 14–54 vs. Fordham-40Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atMorgan StateW 51–⁠2450%
Sep 10atNew HampshireL 28–⁠3941%
Sep 17atUAlbanyL 28–⁠4547%
Sep 24vsDartmouthL 10–⁠3537%
Oct 1atLafayetteW 38–⁠2858%
Oct 8vsBucknellL 20–⁠2169%
Oct 15vsHarvardW 27–⁠1730%
Oct 22vsLehighL 14–⁠4644%
Oct 29atColgateL 8–⁠2633%
Nov 5atGeorgetownW 21–⁠2055%
Nov 12vsFordhamL 14–⁠5437%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fordham 54–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠4 5th in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
259–⁠355
Coach
—
Elo
1252 −59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.4 No. 89 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 213
Offensive coordinator
Brian Rock
Defensive coordinator
Mike Kashurba

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Chris Riley S★★★No. 1535
Domenic Cozier WR★★No. 3036
Alex Johnson S
Jesse Conners OLB

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Defensive backs13.00.825
Whole class22.50.796

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.

2016 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Lehigh6–⁠09–⁠3
Fordham5–⁠18–⁠3
Colgate4–⁠25–⁠5
Bucknell3–⁠34–⁠7
Holy Cross2–⁠44–⁠7
Lafayette1–⁠52–⁠9
Georgetown0–⁠63–⁠8

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