2012 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

2012 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	2–9 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy McKenzie (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Rondeau (1st season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field

2012 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 Colgate $^		6	–	0					8	–	4
No. 13 Lehigh		5	–	1					10	–	1
Georgetown		2	–	4					5	–	6
Lafayette		2	–	4					5	–	6
Holy Cross		2	–	4					2	–	9
Bucknell		1	–	5					3	–	8
Fordham		0	–	0					6	–	5
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Tom Gilmore and played their home games at Fitton Field. They are a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 2–9, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for third place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:30 pm	No. 14 New Hampshire*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA		L 17–38	12,291
September 15	1:00 pm	Brown*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA		L 21–24	5,684
September 22	1:00 pm	Dartmouth*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	L 10–13	9,574
September 28	7:00 pm	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA		L 3–52	10,215
October 6	1:00 pm	Bucknell	Fitton Field Worcester, MA		W 13–6	3,297
October 13	1:00 pm	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY		L 35–51	5,600
October 20	1:00 pm	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA		L 13–30	8,521
October 27	1:00 pm	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (Ram–Crusader Cup)	Charter TV3	L 32–36	10,962
November 3	12:30 pm	No. 8 Lehigh	Fitton Field Worcester, MA		L 35–36	4,216
November 10	1:00 pm	at Wagner*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY		L 30–31	2,668
November 17	1:00 pm	at Georgetown	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC		W 24–0	1,789
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time