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2024 Holy Cross

6–⁠6 (5–⁠1 Patriot League).

The Crusaders lost to the Wildcats, 20-21
The Crusaders lost to the Wildcats, 20–⁠21Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 2024, game by game: lost at Rhode Island 17–20; lost vs. New Hampshire 20–21; won at Bryant 43–22; lost vs. Yale 31–38; lost at Syracuse 14–42; won at Colgate 38–7; won vs. Fordham 19–16; lost at Harvard 34–35; won at Lafayette 34–28; lost vs. Lehigh 7–10; won vs. Bucknell 40–38; won at Georgetown 34–0+34−28Lost 17–20 at Rhode Island-3Rhode IslandLost 20–21 vs. New Hampshire-1New HampshireWon 43–22 at Bryant+21BryantLost 31–38 vs. Yale-7YaleLost 14–42 at Syracuse-28SyracuseWon 38–7 at Colgate+31ColgateWon 19–16 vs. Fordham+3FordhamLost 34–35 at Harvard-1HarvardWon 34–28 at Lafayette+6LafayetteLost 7–10 vs. Lehigh-3LehighWon 40–38 vs. Bucknell+2BucknellWon 34–0 at Georgetown+34Georgetown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atRhode IslandL 17–⁠2053%
Sep 7vsNew HampshireL 20–⁠2166%
Sep 14atBryantW 43–⁠2251%
Sep 21vsYaleL 31–⁠3859%
Sep 28atSyracuseL 14–⁠4230%
Oct 5atColgateW 38–⁠760%
Oct 12vsFordhamW 19–⁠1683%
Oct 19atHarvardL 34–⁠3537%
Oct 26atLafayetteW 34–⁠2853%
Nov 9vsLehighL 7–⁠1074%
Nov 16vsBucknellW 40–⁠3878%
Nov 23atGeorgetownW 34–⁠071%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgetown 34–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; Patriot League champions.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Patriot League champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Lehigh

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
331–⁠277
Coach
—
Elo
1414 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.6 No. 41 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 162
Offensive coordinator
Andrew Dresner
Defensive coordinator
Brian Vaganek

Leaders

Passing yardsJoe Pesansky QB2,265 yds
Passing touchdownsJoe Pesansky QB17 TD
Rushing yardsJayden Clerveaux RB898 yds
Rushing touchdownsJayden Clerveaux RB11 TD
Receiving yardsMax Mosey WR703 yds
Receiving touchdownsJacob Petersen TE6 TD
TacklesDrew Spinogatti LB8 tkl
SacksCam Santee LB1 sacks
InterceptionsCurtis Harris-Lopez S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Braden Graham QB★★★No. 1447
Marco Coleman CB★★★No. 1919
Carson Rauner ATH★★No. 2983
Sir Charles Gordon LB★★No. 3490
R.J. Newton WR

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.855
Linebackers12.00.750
Defensive backs13.00.840
Athletes and specialists12.00.790
Whole class42.50.809

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.

Transfers in 0

The 2024 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 8

Matthew Sluka QB★★★to UNLV
Jacob Dobbs LB★★★to James Madison
Luke Newman OT★★★to Michigan State
Eric Schon OL★★★to Duke
Pat McMurtrie OT★★★to James Madison
Stu Smith S★★★to Purdue
Tyler Purdy RB★★★to James Madison
Terrence Spence S★★no new school on file

2024 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Lehigh5–⁠19–⁠4
Holy Cross5–⁠16–⁠6
Bucknell4–⁠26–⁠6
Lafayette2–⁠46–⁠6
Georgetown2–⁠45–⁠6
Fordham2–⁠42–⁠10
Colgate1–⁠52–⁠10

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