2013 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2013 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–9 (1–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy McKenzie (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Rondeau (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field

2013 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Lafayette $^		4	–	1					5	–	7
Lehigh		3	–	2					8	–	3
Bucknell		3	–	2					6	–	5
Colgate		3	–	2					4	–	8
Holy Cross		1	–	4					3	–	9
Georgetown		1	–	4					2	–	9
No. 9 Fordham ^		0	–	0					12	–	2
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they previously offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Tom Gilmore and played their home games at Fitton Field. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 3–9, 1–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:00 pm	at Bryant*	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI		L 16–17	4,817
September 7	1:00 pm	No. 5 Towson*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	PLN	L 7–49	6,281
September 14	6:00 pm	at Central Connecticut*	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NECFR	W 52–21	5,122
September 21	6:00 pm	Monmouth*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	PLN	L 14–21	8,223
September 28	7:00 pm	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Stadium Hanover, NH	FCS Central	W 31–28	9,227
October 5	1:00 pm	Harvard*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	WCTR	L 35–41 3OT	8,276
October 12	1:00 pm	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	PLN	W 51–27	2,815
October 19	12:00 pm	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	CBSSN	L 24–28	6,882
October 26	1:00 pm	Lafayette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	WCTR	L 23–41	9,184
November 2	1:00 pm	at No. 8 Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	PLN	L 30–32	7,846
November 9	12:30 pm	at No. 21 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	PLN	L 20–34	6,745
November 23	12:30 pm	Georgetown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	PLN	L 21–28	2,478
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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