2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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.

2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–9 (3–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Dan Curran (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Andrew Dresner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Vaganek (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Patriot League football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	L 17–19	10,569
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire*	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	L 16–19	6,509
September 13	2:00 p.m.	No. 6 Rhode Island*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	L 7–9	14,127
September 20	12:00 p.m.	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 10–28	4,469
September 27	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field The Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	ESPN+	L 21–26	2,039
October 4	2:00 p.m.	No. 25 Harvard*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	L 24–59	15,549
October 18	2:00 p.m.	at Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	ESPN+	W 28–22	5,419
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	L 28–29	9,724
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Lafayette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	L 13–21	16,583
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Lower Saucon Township, PA	ESPN+	L 3–38	5,346
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	W 37–20	913
November 22	1:00 p.m.	vs. Georgetown	Fenway Park Boston, MA	ESPN+	W 42–7	13,674
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Northern Illinois (FBS)

Holy Cross Crusaders (0–0) at Northern Illinois Huskies (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	3	0	14	17
Huskies (FBS)	3	3	0	13	19

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

Holy Cross Crusaders (0-1) at New Hampshire Wildcats (1-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	9	0	0	7	16
Wildcats	7	3	3	6	19

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

No. 6 Rhode Island Rams (2-0) at Holy Cross Crusaders (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Rams	3	3	0	3	9
Crusaders	0	7	0	0	7

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

Holy Cross Crusaders (0-3) at Yale Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	3	7	10
Bulldogs	7	0	14	7	28

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)

Holy Cross Crusaders (0-4) vs. Fordham Rams (0-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	14	0	0	21
Rams	14	6	3	3	26

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

No. 25 Harvard Crimson (2-0) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (0-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Crimson	21	17	21	0	59
Crusaders	0	3	7	14	24

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

Holy Cross Crusaders (0-6) vs. Richmond Spiders (4-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	7	7	7	28
Spiders	7	3	9	3	22

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

Colgate Raiders (2-5) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (1-6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Lafayette Leopards (5-3) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (1-7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Holy Cross Crusaders (1-8) vs. No. 4 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (9-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Holy Cross Crusaders (0-0) vs. Bucknell Bison (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Georgetown Hoyas (0-0) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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