2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–9 (3–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Dresner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Vaganek (2nd season)
Home stadiumFitton Field
2025 Patriot League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Lehigh $^   7 – 0     12 – 1  
Lafayette   6 – 1     8 – 4  
Holy Cross   3 – 4     3 – 9  
Richmond   3 – 4     7 – 5  
Georgetown   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Colgate   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Bucknell   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Fordham   1 – 6     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as a member of the Patriot League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crusaders were led by second-year head coach Dan Curran and played at the Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois*
ESPN+L 17–1910,569
September 66:00 p.m.at New Hampshire*
FloSportsL 16–196,509
September 132:00 p.m.No. 6 Rhode Island*
ESPN+L 7–914,127
September 2012:00 p.m.at Yale*
ESPN+L 10–284,469
September 271:00 p.m.at Fordham
ESPN+L 21–262,039
October 42:00 p.m.No. 25 Harvard*
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
ESPN+L 24–5915,549
October 182:00 p.m.at Richmond
ESPN+W 28–225,419
October 251:00 p.m.Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
ESPN+L 28–299,724
November 11:00 p.m.Lafayette
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
ESPN+L 13–2116,583
November 812:00 p.m.at No. 4 Lehigh
ESPN+L 3–385,346
November 1512:00 p.m.at Bucknell
ESPN+W 37–20913
November 221:00 p.m.vs. Georgetown
ESPN+W 42–713,674
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Northern Illinois (FBS)

See also: 2025 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
Holy Cross Crusaders (0–0) at Northern Illinois Huskies (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders 0 3 01417
Huskies (FBS) 3 3 01319

at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 10,569
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Kelsie Kasper, Ryan Cavanaugh
Game information
First quarter
  • NIU – Andrew Glass 20-yard field goal, 4:00. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:24.
Second quarter
  • HC – Luis Palenzuela 33-yard field goal, 3:22. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:49.
  • NIU – Andrew Glass 39-yard field goal, 0:10. Huskies 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 3:07.
Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter
  • HC – Blake Youngblood 16-yard pass from Cal Swanson (Luis Palenzuela kick), 10:34. Crusaders 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:27.
  • NIU – Dev'ion Reynolds 96-yard kickoff return (Andrew Glass kick failed), 10:21. Huskies 12–10.
  • NIU – Chavon Wright 2-yard run (Andrew Glass kick), 4:15. Huskies 19–10. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:05.
  • HC – Alijah Cason 97-yard kickoff return (Luis Palenzuela kick), 4:03. Huskies 19–17.
Statistics HC NIU
First downs 11 17
Total yards 218 289
Rushing yards 63 180
Passing yards 155 109
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–29–1 14–24–1
Time of possession 26:34 33:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Holy Cross Passing Cal Swanson 17/29, 155 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Cal Swanson 12 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Max Mosey 6 receptions, 71 yards
Northern Illinois Passing Josh Holst 12/18, 101 yards, INT
Rushing Chavon Wright 11 carries, 77 yards, TD
Receiving Dearee Rogers 7 receptions, 73 yards

at New Hampshire

See also: 2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
Holy Cross Crusaders (0-1) at New Hampshire Wildcats (1-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders 9 0 0716
Wildcats 7 3 3619

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 6,509
  • Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
  • TV announcers (FloFootball): Ben Altsher (play-by-play) and Evan Gray (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • HC – Eli Thompson 24-yard interception return (Luis Palenzuela kick BLOCKED), 13:29. Crusaders 6–0.
  • UNH – Josh Fillion 53-yard pass from Caleb Burke (Nick Reed kick), 13:16. Wildcats 7–6. Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:08.
  • HC – Luis Palenzuela 34-yard field goal, 7:39. Crusaders 9–7. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:37.
Second quarter
  • UNH – Nick Reed 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:22.
Third quarter
  • UNH – Nick Reed 30-yard field goal, 2:05. Wildcats 13–9. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:34.
Fourth quarter
  • HC – Jayden Clerveaux 1-yard run (Luis Palenzuela kick), 12:13. Crusaders 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:47.
  • UNH – Nick Reed 50-yard field goal, 9:13. Tied 16–16. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 9:05.
  • UNH – Nick Reed 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 19–16. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:40.
Statistics HC UNH
First downs 18 14
Total yards 251 279
Rushes–yards 43–156 31–97
Passing yards 95 182
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–15–1 12–23–2
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 31:12 28:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Holy Cross Passing Cal Swanson 8/15, 95 yards, INT
Rushing Jayden Clerveaux 18 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Max Mosey 4 receptions, 56 yards
New Hampshire Passing Matt Vezza 11/21, 129 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Myles Thomason 19 carries, 46 yards
Receiving Josh Fillion 2 receptions, 57 yards

No. 6 Rhode Island

See also: 2025 Rhode Island Rams football team
No. 6 Rhode Island Rams (2-0) at Holy Cross Crusaders (0-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Rams 3 3 039
Crusaders 0 7 007

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 14,127
  • Referee: Justin Ackley
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jorge Bannister (play-by-play), Kevin Shea (analyst) and Alexandra DeCapua (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • URI – Garth White 24-yard field goal, 6:26. Rams 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 6:02.
Second quarter
  • HC – Jayden Clerveaux 1-yard run (Owen Saraceno kick), 5:30. Crusaders 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:32.
  • URI – Garth White 29-yard field goal, 1:24. Crusaders 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 4:06.
Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter
  • URI – Garth White 41-yard field goal, 2:23. Rams 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:34.
Statistics URI HC
First downs 19 15
Total yards 402 229
Rushes–yards 27–131 31–72
Passing yards 271 157
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–37–1 14–29–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 31:03 28:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Rhode Island Passing Devin Farrell 22/37, 271 yards, INT
Rushing Antwain Littleton Jr. 18 carries, 94 yards
Receiving Marquis Buchanan 5 receptions, 84 yards
Holy Cross Passing Cal Swanson 14/29, 157 yards
Rushing Jayden Clerveaux 8 carries, 29 yards, TD
Receiving Max Mosey 4 receptions, 40 yards

at Yale

See also: 2025 Yale Bulldogs football team
Holy Cross Crusaders (0-3) at Yale Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders 0 0 3710
Bulldogs 7 0 14728

at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 4,469
  • Referee: Alex Parrella
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Cain (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:16) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 1-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:38; Yale 7–0)
Second Quarter

No scoring plays

Third Quarter
  • (11:08) HC – Luis Palenzuela 23-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:47; Yale 7–3)
  • (7:20) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 1-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:43; Yale 14–3)
  • (3:02) YALE – Nico Brown 29-yard pass from Dante Reno, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:55; Yale 21–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:49) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 10-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:35; Yale 28–3)
  • (0:56) HC – Charly Mullaly 7-yard pass from Cal Swanson, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 4:33; Yale 28–10)
Statistics HC YALE
First downs 19 18
Total yards 281 318
Rushing yards 88 152
Passing yards 193 166
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–32–0 13–18–0
Time of possession 29:15 30:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Holy Cross Passing Cal Swanson 15/30, 193 yards, TD
Rushing Nyeoti Punni 6 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Joseph Williams 1 reception, 64 yards
Yale Passing Dante Reno 13/18, 166 yards, TD
Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 26 carries, 127 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Nico Brown 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD

at Fordham (Ram–Crusader Cup)

See also: 2025 Fordham Rams football team and Ram–Crusader Cup
Holy Cross Crusaders (0-4) vs. Fordham Rams (0-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders 7 14 0021
Rams 14 6 3326

at Coffey Field • New York City, NY

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 2,039
  • Referee: Alexander Randolph
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Andrew Bogusch (play-by-play) and Andrew Posadas (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • FOR - Ricky Parks 45-yard run (Bennett Henderson kick), 14:02. Rams 7-0. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:51.
  • FOR - Gunnar Smith 2-yard run (Bennett Henderson kick), 4:12. Rams 14-0. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:55.
  • HC - Cal Swanson 2-yard run (Luis Palenzuela kick), 1:18. Rams 14-7. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:54.
Second Quarter
  • FOR - Nodin Tracy 31-yard pass from Gunnar Smith (Bennett Henderson PAT failed), 14:20. Rams 20-7. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:52.
  • HC - Mason McSweeney 6-yard pass from Cal Swanson (Luis Palenzuela kick), 7:07. Rams 20-14. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:06.
  • HC - Jayden Clerveaux 5-yard run (Luis Palenzuela kick), 2:38. Crusaders 21-20. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:46.
Third Quarter
  • FOR - Bennett Henderson 36-yard Field Goal, 8:02. Rams 23-21. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:21.
Fourth Quarter
  • FOR - Bennett Henderson 35-yard Field Goal, 8:28. Rams 26-21. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:45.
Statistics HC FOR
First downs 20 17
Total yards 345 422
Rushing yards 102 168
Passing yards 243 254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–43–1 14–21–0
Time of possession 34:55 25:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Holy Cross Passing Cal Swanson 18/27, 186 yards
Rushing Jayden Clerveaux 17 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Max Mosey 7 receptions, 70 yards
Fordham Passing Gunnar Smith 14/21, 254 yards, TD
Rushing Ricky Parks 12 carries, 85 yards, TD
Receiving Ricky Gonzalez II 2 receptions, 55 yards

No. 25 Harvard

See also: 2025 Harvard Crimson football team
No. 25 Harvard Crimson (2-0) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (0-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Crimson 21 17 21059
Crusaders 0 3 71424

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Kevin Gehl (play-by-play) and Kevin Shea (analyst)
Statistics HARV HC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Harvard Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Holy Cross Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Richmond

See also: 2025 Richmond Spiders football team
Holy Cross Crusaders (0-6) vs. Richmond Spiders (4-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders 7 7 7728
Spiders 7 3 9322

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 5,419
  • Referee: Cody Hanson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/MSN): Bob Black (play-by-play), Jasmonn Coleman (analyst) and Tamara Brown (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:29) RICH - Kyle Wickersham 56-yard pass to Andreas Hill, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 3 Play, 75 yards, 1:26; RICH 7–0)
  • (4:29) HC - Dominic Campanile 4-yard run, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 16 Plays, 75 yards, 9:00; TIED 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:14) HC - Nyeoti Punni 1-yard run, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 9 Plays, 45 yards, 3:52; HC 14–7)
  • (0:00) RICH - Jayden Alsheskie 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 Plays, 16 yards, 0:32; HC 14–10)
Third Quarter
  • (7:46) RICH - Jayden Alsheskie 28-yard field goal (Drive: 12 Plays, 59 yards, 6:13; HC 14–13)
  • (6:59) HC - Jayden Clerveaux 43-yard run, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 1 Play, 43 yards, 0:08; HC 21–13)
  • (3:38) RICH - Aziz Foster-Powell 7-yard run, 2-point conversion failed (Drive: 7 Plays, 82 yards, 3:16; HC 21–19)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:38) HC - Joseph Williams 1-yard run, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 12 Plays, 60 yards, 6:53; HC 28–19)
  • (5:00) RICH - Jayden Alsheskie 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 Plays, 65 yards, 6:38; HC 28–22)
Statistics HC RICH
First downs 16 19
Total yards 246 373
Rushing yards 155 155
Passing yards 91 218
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–25–0 20–32–0
Time of possession 28:57 31:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Holy Cross Passing Braden Graham 13/25, 91 yards
Rushing Jayden Clerveaux 12 carries, 77 yards, TD
Receiving Ty Curran 4 receptions, 39 yards
Richmond Passing Kyle Wickersham 20/32, 218 yards, TD
Rushing Kyle Wickersham 17 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Ja'Vion Griffin 6 receptions, 71 yards

Colgate

See also: 2025 Colgate Raiders football team
Colgate Raiders (2-5) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (1-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders - - --0
Crusaders - - --0

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics COLG HC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Colgate Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Holy Cross Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Lafayette

See also: 2025 Lafayette Leopards football team
Lafayette Leopards (5-3) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (1-7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Leopards - - --0
Crusaders - - --0

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
Statistics LAF HC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Lafayette Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Holy Cross Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 4 Lehigh

See also: 2025 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
Holy Cross Crusaders (1-8) vs. No. 4 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (9-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders - - --0
No. 4 Mountain Hawks - - --0

at Goodman Stadium • Lower Saucon Township, PA

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Marco Socci (play-by-play) and Mike Yadush (analyst)
Statistics HC LEH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Holy Cross Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Lehigh Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Bucknell

See also: 2025 Bucknell Bison football team
Holy Cross Crusaders (0-0) vs. Bucknell Bison (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders - - --0
Bison - - --0

at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EST
Statistics HC BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Holy Cross Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bucknell Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Georgetown

See also: 2025 Georgetown Hoyas football team
Georgetown Hoyas (0-0) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hoyas - - --0
Crusaders - - --0

at Fenway Park • Boston, MA

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Statistics GTWN HC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgetown Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Holy Cross Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ Kelley, Kevin (January 16, 2025). "Holy Cross announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  2. ^ Herder, Sam (April 11, 2025). "2025 Holy Cross Football Schedule". Hero Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  3. ^ Toland, Jennifer (April 10, 2025). "Shipping up to Boston: Holy Cross football will face Georgetown at Fenway Park". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
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