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2022 Holy Cross

12–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 2022, game by game: won at Merrimack 31–17; won at Buffalo 37–31; won vs. Yale 38–14; won at Colgate 35–10; won at Harvard 30–21; won vs. Bucknell 57–0; won at Lafayette 24–21; won vs. Fordham 53–52; won vs. Lehigh 42–14; won vs. Bryant 36–29; won at Georgetown 47–10; won vs. New Hampshire 35–19; lost at South Dakota State 21–41+57−20Won 31–17 at Merrimack+14MerrimackWon 37–31 at Buffalo+6BuffaloWon 38–14 vs. Yale+24YaleWon 35–10 at Colgate+25ColgateWon 30–21 at Harvard+9HarvardWon 57–0 vs. Bucknell+57BucknellWon 24–21 at Lafayette+3LafayetteWon 53–52 vs. Fordham+1FordhamWon 42–14 vs. Lehigh+28LehighWon 36–29 vs. Bryant+7BryantWon 47–10 at Georgetown+37GeorgetownWon 35–19 vs. New Hampshire+16New HampshireLost 21–41 at South Dakota State-20South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atMerrimackW 31–⁠1765%
Sep 10atBuffaloW 37–⁠3142%
Sep 17vsYaleW 38–⁠1468%
Sep 24atColgateW 35–⁠1071%
Oct 1atHarvardW 30–⁠2148%
Oct 8vsBucknellW 57–⁠093%
Oct 22atLafayetteW 24–⁠2181%
Oct 29vsFordhamW 53–⁠5275%
Nov 5vsLehighW 42–⁠1493%
Nov 12vsBryantW 36–⁠2986%
Nov 19atGeorgetownW 47–⁠1088%
Dec 3vsNew HampshireFCS Championship – Second RoundW 35–⁠1975%
Dec 10atSouth Dakota StateFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalL 21–⁠4136%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 41–⁠21 in the FCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal; unranked in the final AP poll; Patriot League champions.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Patriot League champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
486–⁠279
Coach
—
Elo
1520 +125 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.5 No. 17 of 130 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chris Smith
Defensive coordinator
Scott James
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsMatthew Sluka QB2,488 yds
Passing touchdownsMatthew Sluka QB26 TD
Rushing yardsMatthew Sluka QB1,225 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan Fuller RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJalen Coker WR914 yds
Receiving touchdownsJalen Coker WR11 TD
TacklesJacob Dobbs LB11 tkl
SacksDan Kuznetsov DL0.5 sacks
InterceptionsDevin Haskins CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Avery Powell CB★★★No. 1053
Joe Metzger OL
Max Mosey WR
Christian Ross DE
Blake Youngblood WR

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs13.00.859

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.

Roster 99

The 2022 roster

99 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 42 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 0

The 2022 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 1

John Brekke OL★★★to Miami (OH)

2022 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Holy Cross6–⁠012–⁠1
Fordham5–⁠19–⁠3
Lafayette3–⁠34–⁠7
Bucknell2–⁠43–⁠8
Colgate2–⁠43–⁠8
Lehigh2–⁠42–⁠9
Georgetown1–⁠52–⁠9

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