Category: Holy Cross Crusaders
Patriot League Announces Football Academic Honor Roll
A record 131 student-athletes, including 2008 Patriot League Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year Ryan McGuire of Holy Cross, were named to the Patriot League Football Academic Honor Roll on Thursday.
McGuire has compiled a 3.42 grade point average a… more »
Gilmore, Randolph Staying at Holy Cross
QB Dom Randolph will return for a fifth season.
WORCESTER— Holy Cross coach Tom Gilmore has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Yale head coaching job and will remain with the Crusaders.
Gilmore interviewed with Yale officials earlier th… more »
Front-runner for Yale job is UMass’ Brown
There has been no lack of qualified applicants for the vacant Yale football coaching job.
Holy Cross head coach Tom Gilmore, a former Bushnell Cup winner as the most valuable player in the Ivy League during his playing days at Penn, was in for an int… more »
Purple Suffer a Blue Ending
QB Randolph could be back.
WORCESTER — Four days after Saturday’s crushing one-point defeat to Colgate in the Patriot League title game, it’s still difficult for Holy Cross coach Tom Gilmore to put the 2008 season in perspective.
“No one’s talkin… more »
Colgate Brushes Off 'Cross Title Hopes
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Holy Cross needed another miracle, or at least a quick Colgate touchdown.
But the Crusaders didn’t get either, allowing the Raiders to walk off snowy Andy Kerr Stadium field with a 28-27 win, the Patriot League title, and a trip to… more »
Colgate Headed for Playoffs After Comeback Win vs. Holy Cross
The Raiders buckle down in the second half against Holy Cross.
Jordan Scott wiped his eyes and hobbled through the falling snow into the locker room and let out a loud cry of "Yes."
His Colgate team was in ecstasy, following a 28-27 win over Holy… more »
Raiders Ground Game Fuels Comeback over Holy Cross
HAMILTON — Dominic Randolph had his way with Colgate in the first half. The second half belonged to the Raiders.
After giving up 246 yards and 24 points in the first half to Randolph, Holy Cross’ record-setting quarterback, the Raiders took over the… more »
Give Dom a Few Seconds, He’ll Get it Done
WORCESTER — Tom Gilmore received numerous phone calls and e-mails this week from Holy Cross alums telling him that last Saturday’s 27-26 victory over Lafayette ranks right up there with the best HC comebacks of all time.
The Crusaders trailed by six… more »
Lafayette's Bid for Championship Ends on Hail Mary
6 seconds left: Holy Cross stuns home team with late TD.
The forecasted thunder never came to Fisher Stadium Saturday afternoon, but a couple of lightning bolts by Dominic Randolph did.
Set back by a sack and a holding penalty in the final minutes… more »
Holy Cross' Randolph Again to the Rescue
EASTON, Pa. — For the fifth time in his already-storied Holy Cross career, Dominic Randolph passed for more than 400 yards.
Luckily for the Crusaders yesterday, he didn’t settle for what would have been a seventh straight 300-yard game because HC ne… more »
Holy Cross to play for PL title After Last-Minute TD from Randolph
EASTON, Pa.— For the fifth time in his already-storied Holy Cross career, Dominic Randolph passed for more than 400 yards.
Luckily for the Crusaders yesterday, he didn’t settle for what would have been a seventh straight 300-yard game because HC need… more »
Holy Cross Breaks Lafayette's Heart
Touchdown with six seconds left ends Leopards' title and playoff hopes.
EASTON - All the Lafayette Leopards will remember from one of the all-time great football games ever played on their storied campus Saturday will be the half-dozen or so ways the… more »
Peaking Crusaders Aiming to Win Out
Holy Cross coach Tom Gilmore loved his team’s intensity in Saturday’s win over Fordham — a great week of preparation translated into a dominant 38-17 triumph.
With the victory, the Crusaders “got over a hump,” Gilmore said, by improving to 4-0 in the… more »
Holy Cross Well-Armed with Dominic Randolph
Holy Cross coach Tom Gilmore had a simple request.
“Don’t jinx us,” Gilmore said.
The surging Crusaders (6-3, 4-0 Patriot League) beat dangerous Fordham (4-5, 0-4), 38-17, behind a record-breaking passing performance by senior quarterback Dominic… more »
Holy Cross QB Randolph a Real Success Story
WORCESTER— You could count the fans in the end zone stands yesterday with your fingers, an indication of how the local support for Holy Cross football has eroded over the years.
We won’t go into the reasons, except to say there are a lot people out t… more »