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2015 HOLY CROSS FOOTBALL HOLY CROSS (1-2, 0-1 PL) vs. ALBANY (2-2, 1-1 CAA) OCTOBER 3, 2015 • 1:05 P.M. FITTON FIELD (23,500) • WORCESTER, MASS.

The Holy Cross football team will remain at home this Saturday, GAME DAY QUICK FACTS Oct. 3, when it plays host to Albany at Fitton Field. The game between the Crusaders and the Great Danes will be shown live on the internet by Campus Insiders, and can also be heard on WEEI 1440 AM in Worcester. Television: None At halftime of the Holy Cross-Albany game, Harry Flaherty and Tom Live Video Streaming: Campus Insiders; Ray Crawford, play-by- Hennessey will become the 19th and 20th individuals to be inducted into play; Dan Conley, color; www.patriotleague.tv the Crusader Football Legends Ring of Honor. The Crusaders currently have an overall record of 1-2 on the year, Holy Cross Radio: WEEI 1440 AM, Worcester; Dick Lutsk, play-by- with an 0-1 mark in the Patriot League. Holy Cross is coming off a 31-14 play; Brendan Glasheen, color; www.weei.com/holycross, internet setback against Colgate in its conference opener last week. The Crusaders previously posted a 27-19 victory at Monmouth, and suffered a narrow 29- Unofficial Live Statistics: www.GoHolyCross.com 26 loss at Towson. Holy Cross has used a balanced attack on the offensive side of the ball, throwing for 212.0 yards per game and rushing for 112.3 yards per contest. HOLY CROSS SCHEDULE & RESULTS Junior quarterback Peter Pujals has led the Crusader offense by completing 65 of 107 passes for 636 yards and three touchdowns, in addition Sept. 5 at Monmouth...... W, 27-19 to rushing 30 times for 120 yards and a score. Junior wide receiver Brendan Sept. 19 at Towson ...... L, 26-29 Flaherty has totaled a Patriot League-best 26 catches for 193 yards and Sept. 26 COLGATE *...... L, 14-31 two touchdowns, while sophomore tailback Diquan Walker has rushed Oct. 3 ALBANY...... 1:05 p.m. 27 times for 117 yards and four scores. On the defensive side of the ball, Oct. 10 BROWN...... 1:05 p.m. sophomore linebacker Nick McBeath has led the Crusaders with 28 tackles, Oct. 17 at Fordham *...... 1:00 p.m. one tackle for loss and one pass breakup. Senior strong safety Matt Bhaya Oct. 24 LAFAYETTE * (Family Weekend). . . 1:05 p.m. has added 18 tackles and one forced fumble, while junior free safety Luke Oct. 31 BRYANT ...... 1:05 p.m. Ford has totaled 17 tackles, an interception and a blocked punt. Nov. 7 at Lehigh * ...... 12:30 p.m. Albany enters the week with an overall record of 2-2 this season, Nov. 14 at Bucknell *...... 1:00 p.m. including a 1-1 mark in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Great Danes Nov. 21 GEORGETOWN *...... 12:05 p.m. have posted victories over Duquesne (17-14) and Rhode Island (35-7), while falling to Buffalo (51-14) and James Madison (42-28). The Albany defense ALBANY SCHEDULE & RESULTS currently leads the nation with 14 forced turnovers so far this season (eight interceptions and six fumble recoveries). Sophomore quarterback D.J. Crook has led the Great Dane offense Sept. 5 at Buffalo...... L, 14-51 by completing 67 of 117 passes for 723 yards and six touchdowns, while Sept. 12 RHODE ISLAND *...... W, 35-7 rushing 16 times for 33 yards and two scores. Redshirt freshman tailback Sept. 19 at James Madison *...... L, 28-42 Elliot Croskey has rushed 87 times for a team-high 327 yards and three Sept. 26 DUQUESNE ...... W, 17-14 touchdowns, and freshman wide out Zee Roberson has a team-best 22 Oct. 3 at Holy Cross...... 1:05 p.m. Oct. 10 MAINE *...... 3:30 p.m. receptions for 207 yards and a score. Defensively, redshirt freshman Oct. 17 VILLANOVA *...... 3:30 p.m. linebacker Julian Cox has totaled 38 tackles, two quarterback sacks and one Oct. 31 at Richmond *...... 3:30 p.m. interception, while junior cornerback Rayshan Clark has added 30 tackles, Nov. 7 at Delaware * ...... 12:00 p.m. two interceptions and four pass breakups. Nov. 14 NEW HAMPSHIRE * ...... 7:00 p.m. “Albany brings in a talented squad that is 2-2 on the season so far,” Nov. 21 at Stony Brook *...... 1:00 p.m. said Holy Cross head coach Tom Gilmore. “They are big and physical on both the offensive and defensive fronts, and have good skill across the * denotes league games board on both sides of the ball.” Home games listed in BOLD CAPS After the contest against Albany, Holy Cross will remain at home to face Brown on Oct. 10 at 1:05 p.m.

WWW.GOHOLYCROSS.COM RING OF HONOR INDUCTIONS SET FOR OCT. 3: The athletic de- MEDIA SERVICES & POLICIES partment at the College of the Holy Cross will honor two former football standouts this week, as the sixth class of the Crusader Football Legends Ring of Honor. Harry Flaherty (Class of 1984) and Tom Hennessey (Class INTERVIEWS of 1963) will be honored in a ceremony during the Albany game, and re- Personal interviews with head coach Tom Gilmore, his staff and ceive permanent recognition at Fitton Field. Only former Crusader football players can be arranged through Charles Bare at (508) 793-2583 or players who have been elected to the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame [email protected]. Players are available in person and for phone are eligible for this honor, which is an annual event each fall. Individu- interviews Monday through Thursday, subject to the individual als who have previously been inducted into the Crusader Football Legends student-athlete’s academic responsibilities. Arrangements for all Ring of Honor include Ronnie Cahill (Class of 1940), Tom Ciaccio (Class interviews should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Home and of 1992), George Connor (Class of ex1946), Gill Fenerty (Class of 1986), cell phone numbers will not be given out. The best time to reach Tom Greene (Class of 1959), Bruce Kozerski (Class of 1984), Gordie Lock- coach Gilmore by phone is on weekday mornings. baum (Class of 1988), Charlie Maloy (Class of 1953), Pat McCarthy (Class of 1963), Jon Morris (Class of 1964), Edmund Murphy (Class of 1943), Bill WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEON Osmanski (Class of 1939), Vince Promuto (Class of 1960), John Provost Head coach Tom Gilmore will have a weekly luncheon with the media (Class of 1975), Dave Quehl (Class of 1976), Johnny Turco (Class of 1952), each Tuesday during the season at 12:00 p.m. In addition, student-ath- Jeff Wiley (Class of 1989) and Joe Wilson (Class of 1973). letes can be available for interviews near the end of the luncheon, if their class schedule permits. All members of the working media are PUJALS SHINES AT QUARTERBACK: Junior quarterback Peter Pujals welcome to attend. For more information, contact the athletic media is once again leading the Holy Cross offense, after earning second team relations office at (508) 793-2583. All-Patriot League honors in 2014. During the Towson game, he hit on 26 of 44 passes for 276 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for 88 yards on POSTGAME PROCEDURES 17 carries. Previously at Monmouth, Pujals connected on 16 of 26 passes The Holy Cross football locker room is closed to the media. Members for 165 yards and a touchdown, while rushing 10 times for 38 yards and of the media should submit player requests to Charles Bare by the five a score. On the season, he has now completed 65 of 107 attempts for 636 minute mark of the fourth quarter. Following a 10-minute cooling off yards and three touchdowns, in addition to rushing for 120 yards and a score period, Holy Cross head coach Tom Gilmore and requested players on 30 carries. Overall last year, Pujals hit on 225 of 375 attempts for 2,353 will be available. yards and 10 scores, while rushing for 705 yards and six touchdowns on 170 attempts. In 2013, he was selected as the Patriot League Rookie of the ALBANY MEDIA INFORMATION Year and placed eighth in the voting for the Jerry Rice Award. Pujals has Any media member wishing to speak to head coach Greg Gattuso or now connected on 501 of 814 passes for 5,250 yards and 32 touchdowns in an Albany player should contact SID Lizzie Barlow at (518) 442-3359 his career, while rushing 336 times for 1,294 yards and 15 scores. or [email protected].

THE SERIES WITH ALBANY: This will be only the second meeting PATRIOT LEAGUE UPDATE between the Crusaders and the Great Danes on the gridiron. Albany won the first game between the schools 14-13 on Aug. 30, 2014. Against current Conference Overall members of the Colonial Athletic Association, Holy Cross stands 38-28- W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 1 all-time with marks of 2-1 against Delaware, 6-7 vs. New Hampshire, Colgate 1-0 1.000 1-3 .250 5-0-1 against Maine, 9-1 vs. Rhode Island, 1-0 against Richmond, 4-5 vs. Fordham 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 Towson, 9-13 against Villanova and 2-0 vs. William & Mary. Albany has Bucknell 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 an all-time record of 9-7 against current members of the Patriot League Georgetown 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 (3-2 vs. Colgate, 4-4 against Fordham, 1-1 vs. Lehigh). Lehigh 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 Lafayette 0-0 .000 1-3 .250 SERIES QUICK FACTS Holy Cross 0-1 .000 1-2 .333 Overall ...... Albany leads, 1-0 In Worcester ...... First Meeting THIS FRIDAY’S GAMES At Fitton Field ...... First Meeting Colgate at Cornell, 7:00 p.m. Current Win Streak ...... Albany, one game Georgetown at Harvard, 7:00 p.m. Tom Gilmore vs. Albany ...... 0-1 Greg Gattuso vs. Holy Cross ...... 2-0 THIS SATURDAY’S GAMES In Overtime ...... n / a Yale at Lehigh, 12:30 p.m. Albany at Holy Cross, 1:00 p.m. FLAHERTY MAKING BIG CATCHES: Junior wide receiver Brendan Bucknell at Virginia Military Institute, 1:30 p.m. Flaherty has developed into one of the top playmakers for the Crusader Fordham at Lafayette, 6:00 p.m. * offense. Last week against Colgate, Flaherty had a career-high 12 catches for 79 yards, to tie for fifth place on the all-time Holy Cross single-game LAST WEEK’S RESULTS list for receptions. During the previous game at Towson, he totaled 10 Colgate 31, Holy Cross 14 * receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown. On the season, Flaherty now has Fordham 54, Monmouth 31 a team-high 26 catches for 193 yards and two scores. Last year, he ranked Georgetown 24, Columbia 16 fourth on the team with 30 receptions for 309 yards and a touchdown. Over Lafayette 35, Wagner 24 the course of his collegiate career, Flaherty has now caught 58 passes for Princeton 52, Lehigh 26 525 yards and three scores. Bucknell idle

* denotes Patriot League games BHAYA COMES ON STRONG: Senior strong safety Matt Bhaya is once again one of the top players in the Holy Cross secondary this year. During WHERE TO FIND HOLY CROSS FOOTBALL the Towson game, Bhaya totaled 10 tackles and forced a fumble. Previously at Monmouth, he recorded five solo tackles. On the season, Bhaya ranks second on the team with 18 total tackles. Last season, he totaled 40 tackles ON THE RADIO and four pass breakups, despite missing four games due to injury. In 2013, All of Holy Cross’ games in 2015 will air on WEEI 1440 AM in Bhaya ranked second on the team with 71 total tackles, to go along with Worcester. Dick Lutsk is in his first season calling the play-by-play two interceptions and a team-best nine pass breakups. Over the course of for Holy Cross football, while Brendan Glasheen is in his first year his collegiate career, he has now recorded 137 tackles, two interceptions handling the color commentary. All of the Crusaders’ games will and 13 pass breakups. also be available free of charge over the internet at ‘www.weei.com/ holycross’. In addition, WCHC 88.1 FM, the Holy Cross student RAYMOND AN ALL-PURPOSE THREAT: Senior wide receiver Kalif station, will carry a number of games this year. Raymond will once again be a key player for Holy Cross both on offense and in the return game. Last week against Colgate, he caught six passes for ON TELEVISION 77 yards. Previously at Monmouth, Raymond totaled 85 all-purpose yards, The Crusaders are scheduled to have four games shown on live televi- including a 31-yard punt return to set up the Crusaders’ first touchdown. Last sion during the 2015 season. Here is a look at Holy Cross’ television year, he totaled 591 all-purpose yards, including 39 receptions for 305 yards schedule for the 2015 campaign: and two scores. During the 2013 season, Raymond caught 42 passes for 400 yards and three touchdowns, rushed 16 times for 67 yards and a score, Date Opponent ...... Television Outlet returned 26 kickoffs for 548 yards and brought back nine punts for 32 yards. Sept. 26 Colgate ...... American Sports Network In 2012, he earned first team All-Patriot League honors as a return specialist. Oct. 10 Brown ...... Charter TV3 He brought back 32 kickoffs for 777 yards and a touchdown in 2012, in Oct. 24 Lafayette ...... Charter TV3 addition to returning 19 punts for 101 yards. Over the course of his collegiate Oct. 31 Bryant ...... Charter TV3 career, Raymond has now caught 94 passes for 862 yards and five scores. CRUSADER VISION FORD STEPS UP IN SECONDARY: Junior free safety Luke Ford is one Live video streaming of all 2015 Holy Cross regular season home of the top players in the defensive backfield for the Crusaders this year. During football games will be available over the internet through Crusader the Towson game, Ford made six tackles and blocked a punt. Previously at Vision. The package, done in association with Campus Insiders as Monmouth, he led the team with six tackles, a tackle for loss, a pass breakup part of the Patriot League Network, is available free of charge. To and an interception. In 2014, Ford totaled 28 tackles, two interceptions and view games through Crusader Vision, visit ‘www.PatriotLeague.tv’. three pass breakups in the first five games, before missing the remainder of the season due to injury. His top game a year ago came against Central THE HOLY CROSS COACHES SHOW Connecticut, when he led the team with 11 tackles, an interception, a tackle The Holy Cross Coaches Show will air every other week during the for loss and a pass breakup. Over the course of his Holy Cross career, Ford season, beginning on Oct. 6. Featuring Holy Cross head coaches and has now recorded 52 tackles, three interceptions and four pass breakups. student-athletes, the show will air live on WEEI 1440 AM from the Compass Tavern in Worcester beginning at 7:00 p.m. Dick Lutsk will serve as the show’s host. THE LAST TIME . . . ON THE INTERNET Information on Holy Cross football and all 26 other varsity sports ALBANY 14, HOLY CROSS 13 is available through the Holy Cross Athletics home page at “www. August 30, 2014 • Albany, N.Y. GoHolyCross.com”. All notes and statistics will be available through Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th — Total the site. Holy Cross 3 10 0 0 — 13 Albany 0 0 0 14 — 14 ON SOCIAL MEDIA Neil Morrison recovered a fumble and returned it 79 yards for a Updates on Holy Cross football can be found through the Holy Cross touchdown with 44 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, as Athletics pages on the following social media networks: Albany came from behind to defeat Holy Cross 14-13 at Bob Ford Field. Holy Cross totaled 440 yards of total offense on the evening, Facebook...... www.facebook.com/GoHolyCross while holding Albany to just 263 total yards from scrimmage. Peter www.facebook.com/ HCrossFootball Pujals led the way by completing 23 of 42 passes for 323 yards Twitter...... www.twitter.com/GoHolyCross and a touchdown, while Jake Wieczorek had a career-high seven www.twitter.com/HCrossFB receptions for 149 yards and a score. The Crusaders opened the YouTube...... www.youtube.com/GoHolyCross scoring at the 2:06-mark of the first quarter on a 26-yard field goal Instagram...... www.instagram.com/GoHolyCross by Connor Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald added a 23-yard field goal early in the second quarter, then Pujals threw a one-yard touchdown pass to E-MAIL ALERTS Wieczorek with just eight seconds left before halftime to make the Get all the latest news and results on the Holy Cross football team score 13-0 at the break. After neither team scored any points in the sent directly to your e-mail. To sign up for e-mail alerts, visit: ‘www. third quarter, Albany’s Will Fiacchi threw a 12-yard scoring strike goholycross.com/main/NewsMailSetup.dbml’. to Brian Parker to make the score 13-7 with 11:05 left to play. Holy Cross was later able to drive down to Albany’s 21-yard line with less than two minutes to play, before Morrison’s fumble return gave the Great Danes their first lead of the game. The Crusaders were unable to cross midfield on their final possession, as Albany escaped with the victory. Luke Ford led the Holy Cross defense with 11 tackles and two pass breakups, while John Zakrzewski added nine tackles. HOLY CROSS-ALBANY PER GAME TEAM COMPARISON

Holy Cross Offense Albany Defense Albany Offense Holy Cross Defense 22.3 Scoring 28.5 23.5 Scoring 26.3 17.3 First Downs 24.8 16.3 First Downs 22.0 112.3 Rushing Yards 187.2 130.5 Rushing Yards 235.3 212.0 Passing Yards 230.8 186.8 Passing Yards 179.0 324.3 Total Yards 418.0 317.3 Total Yards 414.3 63.7 Plays 75.8 65.5 Plays 74.3 4.0 Yards per Rush 4.5 3.7 Yards per Rush 4.9 5.9 Yards per Pass Attempt 6.8 6.2 Yards per Pass Attempt 6.8 1.3 Turnovers 3.5 1.3 Turnovers 1.7

DEFENDING THE HOME TURF: Holy Cross has enjoyed great success HOLY CROSS IN THE NCAA STATISTICS: Six Crusaders are ranked at Fitton Field over the years, but is off to an 0-1 start so far this season. among the NCAA leaders in various statistical categories, through games The Crusaders, who played their first game at Fitton Field in 1903, have of Sept. 26. As a team, Holy Cross leads the nation in red zone offense and posted an all-time home mark of 371-183-27 (.662). From Oct. 11, 2008- stands seventh in punt returns. The rankings: Oct. 9, 2010, Holy Cross had a streak of 13 straight victories at home. The Crusaders had a perfect 6-0 mark at Fitton Field in 2009, and finished the Category Rank Player / Team Avg. / Pct. 2011 campaign with a winning record at home for the sixth straight season. Red Zone Offense 1 Holy Cross 100.0 Fitton Field is the second-oldest stadium still used for Division I college Receptions 5 Brendan Flaherty 8.7 football, behind only Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania Punt Returns 7 Holy Cross 20.8 (opened in 1895). Completions 15 Peter Pujals 21.7 Pass Defense 23 Holy Cross 179.0 WIECZOREK BECOMES A TOP TARGET: Junior wide receiver Jake Kickoff Coverage 27 Holy Cross 17.6 Wieczorek is once again among the top options in the Holy Cross passing Passes Defended 27 Coan Calabrese 1.3 game this year, after earning second team All-Patriot League honors in 2014. Total Offense 30 Peter Pujals 252.0 During the Towson game, he made five receptions for 56 yards. Previously Scoring 33 Diquan Walker 8.0 at Monmouth, Wieczorek caught three passes for 45 yards. Last season, he Passing Yards 38 Peter Pujals 212.0 totaled a team-best 50 receptions for 694 yards and five scores. Wieczorek Quarterback Sacks 48 Mike Galantini 0.7 also posted a team-high 823 all-purpose yards last year, including 71 yards Total Tackles 48 Nick McBeath 9.3 on punt returns and 57 yards on kickoff returns. In 2013, he caught 12 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns. Over the course of his collegiate career, BHAYA & PUJALS SERVE AS CAPTAINS: Holy Cross has two captains Wieczorek has totaled 73 receptions for 1,042 yards and seven scores. for the 2015 football season. Senior strong safety Matt Bhaya and junior quarterback Peter Pujals were named the team’s captains by head coach CRUSADERS AMONG PATRIOT LEAGUE LEADERS: Several Holy Tom Gilmore following the conclusion of spring practice. Bhaya and Pujals, Cross players rank at or near the top of the Patriot League standings in who were also both captains during the 2014 campaign, are the 12th and a number of statistical categories, through games of Sept. 19. Junior 13th players in school history to serve as a team captain for more than one quarterback Peter Pujals currently ranks third in the conference in total season. Previous multi-year captains were George Connor (1905-1906), offense (252.0 yards/game), fourth in passing yards (212.0 yards/game) and Raymond Lynch (1916-1917), Thomas Lamb (1969-1970), Craig Cerratani fifth in pass efficiency (112.5 rating). Junior wide out Brendan Flaherty (1977-1978), Ed Kutschke (1985-1986), John Aloisi (1998-1999), David stands first in receptions (8.7 catches/game) and third in receiving yards Puloka (1999-2000), Brian Hall (2001-2002), Steve Silva (2004-2005), (64.3 yards/game), while sophomore tailback Diquan Walker is second in Casey Gough (2006-2007) and Dominic Randolph (2007-2008-2009). scoring (8.0 points/game). In addition, sophomore wide receiver Darrius Lacy ranks second in kickoff returns (22.2 yards/return), and senior HOLY CROSS PICKED SIXTH IN PATRIOT LEAGUE PRESEASON placekicker Connor Fitzgerald is fifth in field goals (0.7 made/game). POLL: The 2015 Crusaders were picked to finish in sixth place in a As a team, Holy Cross leads the conference in punt returns (20.8 yards/ preseason poll of the Patriot League’s head coaches and sports information return), while standing second in pass defense (179.0 yards/game) and third directors. Holy Cross received a total of 29 points in the poll. The rankings: in scoring offense (22.3 points/game), net punting (33.8 yards/punt) and pass efficiency defense (125.3 rating). Rank School (1st place votes) 2014 Record Points 1. Fordham (10) 11-3 / 6-0 PL 66 2. Bucknell (4) 8-3 / 4-2 PL 63 2015 SEASON WEEKLY AWARDS 3. Colgate 5-7 / 3-3 PL 48 4. Lafayette 5-6 / 3-3 PL 44 5. Lehigh 3-8 / 2-4 PL 31 ECAC Special Teams Player of the Week 6. Holy Cross 4-8 / 2-4 PL 29 Connor Fitzgerald (Sept. 5) 7. Georgetown 3-8 / 1-5 PL 13

Corvias Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week CRUSADERS BRING IN PRESEASON HONORS: Two Holy Cross Connor Fitzgerald (Sept. 5) players have received preseason honors heading into the 2015 campaign. Junior quarterback Peter Pujals and junior wide receiver Jake Wieczorek GoHolyCross.com Crusader of the Week both earned preseason All-Patriot League honors in voting by the Luke Ford (Sept. 5) conference’s head coaches and sports information directors. In addition, Pujals was selected as a preseason second team All-American by USA Football. TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE: The 2015 campaign marks the 120th season of Holy Cross football. The Crusaders currently own an overall HOLY CROSS RECORD BREAKDOWN record of 615-505-54, good for a .547 winning percentage. Prior to the start of the 2015 season, Holy Cross’ 614 all-time victories ranked as the 15th most among all Division I-AA schools. Holy Cross has had 31 first team 2015 Under All-America selections, sent 69 players on to professional football, won five Season Gilmore Lambert Cups, claimed six Patriot League championships, and was named Overall 1-2 61-66 the Division I-AA Team of the Year in 1987. The Crusaders also played Home 0-1 33-30 in the 1946 Orange Bowl, losing to host Miami on the game’s final play. Away 1-1 28-36 Patriot League 0-1 35-32 CRUSADERS IN THE PATRIOT LEAGUE: Now in its 30th season of Home 0-1 17-17 play in the Patriot League, Holy Cross owns an all-time record of 86- Away 0-0 18-15 77 (.528) in conference action. The Crusaders won their last conference championship in 2009, clinching the title with a 28-26 victory over La- Record vs. Conferences: fayette to earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs. Holy Big South Conference 1-0 1-0 Cross’ six Patriot League championships (all of them outright) have come Colonial Athletic Association 0-1 1-12 in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 2009. The Crusaders are tied for the Ivy League 0-0 16-17 second-most championships in conference history, behind only Lehigh Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 0-0 2-1 with 10 titles. In 2009, Holy Cross won five Patriot League games for just Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 0-0 2-0 the fourth time in school history. The Crusaders previously went 5-1 in Northeast Conference 0-0 4-2 2008, while posting 5-0 conference records in 1990 and 1991. Pioneer Football League 0-0 0-1 Independents 0-0 0-1 HEAD COACH TOM GILMORE: A two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year (in 2006 and 2009), Tom Gilmore is now in his 12th season as the Record By Month: head football coach at Holy Cross in 2014. He has guided the Crusaders August 0-0 0-3 to an overall record of 61-66 during his time at Holy Cross. In 2009, September 1-2 19-24 Gilmore led the Crusaders to an overall record of 9-3, the Patriot League October 0-0 26-22 championship and a trip to the NCAA playoffs. A finalist for the 2009 Eddie November 0-0 15-17 Robinson Award, Gilmore led the Crusaders to winning records in seven Record By Day Of Week: straight seasons from 2005-2011, including 7-4 marks in 2006, 2007 and Thursday 0-0 0-2 2008, along with winning streaks of six games (in 2008) and five games Friday 0-0 0-3 (in 2006 and 2009). Two of Gilmore’s players, Dominic Randolph (2007, Saturday 1-2 61-61 2008 and 2009) and Steve Silva (2005), have been named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, with Silva earning first team All-America Leading After First Quarter 1-2 40-18 honors. Gilmore has also led the Crusaders to four victories over ranked Leading At Halftime 1-2 48-16 opponents, three of which came in 2009. Prior to his time at Holy Cross, Leading After Third Quarter 1-1 49-18 Gilmore served as an assistant coach at Lehigh (2000-2003), Dartmouth Trailing After First Quarter 0-0 13-30 (1992-1999), Pennsylvania (1986, 1990-1991) and Columbia (1987- Trailing At Halftime 0-0 11-40 1989). An Academic All-American at Pennsylvania, Gilmore graduated in Trailing After Third Quarter 0-1 8-44 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in computer mathematics. He was the Ivy League Player of the Year as a senior and helped lead the Quakers to four Day Games 1-1 58-55 consecutive Ivy League titles. Night Games 0-1 3-11 In The Rain 0-0 8-8 QUICK HITS: Senior strong safety Matt Bhaya has been selected as a In The Snow 0-0 0-2 semifinalist for the 2015 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame to the top scholar- Scoring First 1-2 44-28 athlete in the nation ... Sophomore tailback Diquan Walker has rushed 27 Scoring 30 Or More 0-0 35-12 Opponent Scores Less Than 20 1-0 28-6 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Decided By Seven Or Less 0-1 22-32 Decided By Eight Or More 1-1 39-34

Kenny Acquah ...... OCK-wuh Against Ranked Opponents 0-0 4-19 Matt Bhaya ...... BUY-uh Overtime Games 0-0 2-3 Kevin Bucceroni ...... BOO-ser-OH-nee Come From Behind Wins 0 24 Andre Chevalier ...... chev-ALL-yeah Rob Kosharek ...... kuh-SHAR-eck Jordan Kupec ...... KOO-peck times for 117 yards and a team-best four touchdowns so far this season. Jack Kutschke ...... CUTCH-key He now has 400 yards and seven scores on 96 career carries ... Sophomore Nick McBeath ...... mick-BETH linebacker Nick McBeath currently leads the team with 28 tackles this Lucas Nikolaisen ...... nick-oh-LAY-son year. Over the course of his career with the Crusaders, he has now totaled Kobe Osei-Boaten ...... AH-see BOT-en 71 tackles, two tackles for loss, an interception and two pass breakups ... Peter Pujals ...... poo-YAHLS Freshman offensive lineman Zack Wawrzyk has been named one of 40 Jayke Simsheuser ...... SIMS-how-zer finalists for the 2015 National Football Foundation National High School Zack Wawrzyk ...... WAR-zick Scholar-Athlete Awards, recognizing accomplishments as athletes, scholars Jake Wieczorek ...... why-ZOR-ick and citizens at the high school level. The finalists all graduated from high school in 2015, and the five winners will be announced the week of Oct. 5. HOLY CROSS VS. ALBANY TWO-DEEP COMPARISON

HOLY CROSS DEPTH CHART ALBANY DEPTH CHART (as of September 28, 2015) (as of September 28, 2015) OFFENSE DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. LT 78 HUNTER HUDGINS 6-5 298 Jr. DE 9 MALACHI HOSKINS 6-3 230 So. 70 Jackson Dennis 6-6 260 Fr. 52 Isaiah Powell 6-0 208 Fr. LG 75 GEORGE GRIFFIN 6-4 312 Jr. DT 91 ZACH TROUTMAN 6-3 285 Sr. 58 Jordan Kupec 6-4 265 So. 90 DaeSean Timmons 5-11 262 So. C 65 JAMES MURRAY 6-5 290 Jr. DT 97 SAMUEL GRAY 6-5 283 Sr. 72 Sam Ranieri 6-3 295 Sr. 99 Cory Connell 6-1 270 Sr. RG 66 NICK PIKER 6-5 297 Jr. DE 93 JACK FORSTER 6-5 260 Jr. 57 Clint Jackman 6-4 283 Sr. 94 Nick Griffin 6-5 248 Fr. RT 61 ROB KOSHAREK 6-6 306 Jr. OLB 6 JULIAN COX 6-2 210 Fr. 79 Charlie Steele 6-8 308 So. 46 Christian Harris 5-10 232 Jr. QB 6 PETER PUJALS 6-2 196 Jr. ILB 44 COLIN COOPER 6-2 240 Sr. 5 Blaise Bell 6-3 190 So. 59 DaSharnte Thompson 6-1 212 Fr. TB 31 GABE GUILD 5-11 189 Jr. OLB 36 NEIL MORRISON 5-11 208 Jr. 3 Diquan Walker 5-10 180 So. 46 Christian Harris 5-10 232 Jr. TE 88 JAYKE SIMSHEUSER 6-4 250 So. CB 25 JAMAL ROBINSON 5-9 178 So. 97 Mark McGuire 6-3 213 Jr. 29 Anthony DeLuca 5-9 172 So. WR 7 KALIF RAYMOND 5-9 160 Sr. SS 13 JAMAL MERRITT 5-11 202 Sr. 80 Zach Buzzard 5-11 187 Sr. 48 Chris Johnson 6-3 200 So. WR 33 BRENDAN FLAHERTY 6-2 200 Jr. FS 27 KYLE SAKOWSKI 5-11 199 Jr. 4 Darrius Lacy 5-11 170 So. 30 Mason Gray 5-11 185 Fr. WR 10 JAKE WIECZOREK 6-0 193 Jr. CB 15 RAYSHAN CLARK 6-1 194 Jr. 83 Richie DeNicola 6-1 175 Fr. 8 Jojo McClary 5-6 151 Sr. DEFENSE OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 94 DEWAYNE CAMERON 6-4 250 Sr. LT 67 KEVIN MALLOY 6-5 280 Jr. 91 Teddy Capsis 6-3 260 Fr. 75 Luke Ritter 6-7 286 Fr. DT 74 MIKE GALANTINI 6-3 282 Sr. LG 77 MICHAEL SENN 6-2 286 Jr. 71 Jacob Gonzales 6-0 277 Sr. 66 Wesley Sanon 6-3 291 Sr. DT 68 RICHARD BARBER 6-2 252 Sr. C 74 ADAM WIERBINSKI 6-3 300 Jr. 56 Phil Zobrest 6-5 250 So. 79 J.P. McCauley 6-3 292 So. DE 54 DEAN DOE 6-3 242 Jr. RG 78 MATTHEW CAMPION 6-5 352 Jr. 92 Kobe Osei-Boaten 6-1 245 Sr. 73 Chizi Mba 6-3 295 So. OLB 43 NICK MCBEATH 6-1 210 So. RT 71 TIM WADE 6-4 275 So. 48 Andre Chevalier 5-11 220 Fr. 65 Jack Dudzinski 6-4 250 Fr. ILB 38 KYLE YOUNG 6-0 214 Jr. QB 14 D.J. CROOK 6-2 220 So. 42 Dan Proano 6-2 220 So. 10 Neven Sussman 6-3 216 Fr. OLB 35 COREY STEFANIK 6-3 206 Fr. TB 39 ELLIOT CROSKEY 6-2 205 Fr. 45 Lawton Ward 5-11 195 So. 24 Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks 5-9 199 Fr. CB 1 COAN CALABRESE 5-8 171 Sr. TE 49 ANTHONY MANZO-LEWIS 6-2 245 So. 26 Akeem Walcott 5-10 185 Fr. 80 Lukas Repetti 6-4 259 Fr. SS 15 MATT BHAYA 6-0 190 Sr. WR 85 BRAD HARRIS 6-3 199 So. 12 Ahmad Tyler 6-3 180 So. 3 Malachi Lawrence 6-3 180 Sr. FS 40 LUKE FORD 6-2 211 Jr. WR 2 JOSH GONTAREK 5-10 170 So. 23 Mike McCaffrey 5-9 185 So. 4 Jordan Crockett 5-8 159 Fr. CB 20 ALIM MUHAMMAD 5-10 160 So. WR 1 ZEE ROBERSON 6-2 177 Fr. 22 Dabness Atkins 5-7 166 Sr. 84 Qadeer Morgan 6-0 190 So. SPECIAL TEAMS SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 47 CONNOR FITZGERALD 6-2 198 Sr. PK 47 PATRICK TOOLE 5-9 182 Sr. 37 Zane Wasp 6-0 172 Jr. 42 Ethan Stark 6-3 196 Fr. P 47 CONNOR FITZGERALD 6-2 198 Sr. P 37 JON MARTIN 6-3 215 Jr. 36 A.J. Wells 6-1 205 So. 42 Ethan Stark 6-3 196 Fr. KO 37 ZANE WASP 6-0 172 Jr. KO 47 PATRICK TOOLE 5-9 182 Sr. 36 A.J. Wells 6-1 205 So. 42 Ethan Stark 6-3 196 Fr. KR 4 DARRIUS LACY 5-11 170 So. KR 35 DIONE ALSTON 5-7 163 Fr. 23 Mike McCaffrey 5-9 185 So. 89 Russell Neverdon 5-7 175 So. PR 7 KALIF RAYMOND 5-9 160 Sr. PR 2 JOSH GONTAREK 5-10 170 So. 10 Jake Wieczorek 6-0 193 Jr. 4 Jordan Crockett 5-8 159 Fr. LSNP 60 STEVIE RAINERO 6-0 230 Fr. LSNP 99 CORY CONNELL 6-1 270 Sr. 95 Jack Dixon 6-3 185 Fr. 62 Paul Casanzio 5-11 210 Fr. HLD 9 DON WEBBER 5-11 195 Sr. HLD 10 NEVEN SUSSMAN 6-3 216 Fr. 80 Zach Buzzard 5-11 187 Sr. 37 Jon Martin 6-3 215 Jr. 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Game Results (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------Sep 05, 2015 at Monmouth W 27-19 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 2:51 3081 Sep 19, 2015 at Towson 26-29 L 1- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 3:24 5682 * Sep 26, 2015 COLGATE 14-31 L 1- 2- 0 0- 1- 0 3:01 9368

* indicates conference game

------FIRST DOWNS------RUSHING------PASSING------TOTAL OFFENSE-- Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs ------/-- --/-- --/-- --/------/------/------/------/ ------/-- --/-- Monmouth...... 27-19 13/20 4/12 9/7 0/1 29-136 / 44-164 16-26- 0 / 22-33- 2 165/258 55-301 / 77-422 58/44 0/4 Towson...... 26-29 23/20 8/13 15/7 0/0 31-132 / 45-276 26-44- 2 / 14-27- 0 276/134 75-408 / 72-410 129/112 2/0 COLGATE...... 14-31 16/26 3/19 11/6 2/1 24-69 / 55-266 23-37- 2 / 14-19- 1 195/145 61-264 / 74-411 129/134 2/1

Totals...... 67-79 52/66 15/44 35/20 2/2 84-337 /144-706 65-107- 4/ 50- 79- 3 636/537 191-973 / 223-1243 316/290 4/5

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

Team Statistics HC OPP SCORING 67 79 Points Per Game 22.3 26.3 Points Off Turnovers 13 17 FIRST DOWNS 52 66 R u s h i n g 15 44 P a s s i n g 35 20 P e n a l t y 2 2 RUSHING YARDAGE 337 706 Yards gained rushing 378 793 Yards lost rushing 41 87 Rushing Attempts 84 144 Average Per Rush 4.0 4.9 Average Per Game 112.3 235.3 TDs Rushing 5 6 PASSING YARDAGE 636 537 C o m p - A t t - I n t 65-107-4 50-79-3 Average Per Pass 5.9 6.8 Average Per Catch 9.8 10.7 Average Per Game 212.0 179.0 TDs Passing 3 3 TOTAL OFFENSE 973 1243 Total Plays 191 223 Average Per Play 5.1 5.6 Average Per Game 324.3 414.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 12-231 9-158 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-83 4-37 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-2 4-95 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.2 17.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 20.8 9.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.7 23.8 FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 4-2 PENALTIES-Yards 16-141 20-153 Average Per Game 47.0 51.0 PUNTS-Yards 11-409 10-358 Average Per Punt 37.2 35.8 Net punt average 33.8 27.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 14-869 16-846 Average Per Kick 62.1 52.9 Net kick average 43.6 35.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 5 : 1 5 3 4 : 4 5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 17/39 21/49 3rd-Down Pct 44% 43% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/7 9/13 4th-Down Pct 43% 69% SACKS BY-Yards 5-24 5-25 MISC YARDS 2 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 8 10 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-4 3-4 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (9-9) 100% (9-11) 82% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (8-9) 89% (6-11) 55% PAT-ATTEMPTS (8-8) 100% (8-8) 100% ATTENDANCE 9368 8763 Games/Avg Per Game 1/9368 2/4382 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Holy Cross 28 23 3 13 0 67 Opponents 3 23 15 38 0 79 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Peter Pujals 3 - 3 30 148 28 120 4.0 1 29 40.0 Kalif Raymond 3 41 13.7 0 31 Diquan Walker 3 - 0 27 120 3 117 4.3 4 29 39.0 Luke Ford 1 42 42.0 0 0 Gabe Guild 3 - 3 19 89 4 85 4.5 0 33 28.3 Total 4 83 20.8 0 31 Blaise Bell 3 - 0 2 15 0 15 7.5 0 12 5.0 Opponents 4 37 9.2 0 20 Kalif Raymond 3 - 2 3 6 1 5 1.7 0 6 1.7 Brendan Flaherty 3 - 3 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Team 3 - 0 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -1.3 Coan Calabrese 1 2 2.0 0 2 Total 3 84 378 41 337 4.0 5 33 112.3 Luke Ford 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 3 144 793 87 706 4.9 6 54 235.3 Alim Muhammad 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 3 2 0.7 0 2 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Opponents 4 95 23.8 1 60 Peter Pujals 3 - 3 112.45 65-107-4 60.7 636 3 38 212.0 Total 3 112.45 65-107-4 60.7 636 3 38 212.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 3 125.33 50-79-3 63.3 537 3 81 179.0 Darrius Lacy 9 200 22.2 0 62 Kalif Raymond 2 23 11.5 0 12 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Lucas Nikolaisen 1 8 8.0 0 8 Brendan Flaherty 3 - 3 26 193 7.4 2 25 64.3 Total 12 231 19.2 0 62 Kalif Raymond 3 - 2 13 157 12.1 0 19 52.3 Opponents 9 158 17.6 0 28 Jake Wieczorek 3 - 3 11 133 12.1 0 22 44.3 Gabe Guild 3 - 3 5 8 1.6 0 5 2.7 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Blaise Bell 3 - 0 3 45 15.0 0 26 15.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Lucas Nikolaisen 2 - 2 3 41 13.7 0 20 20.5 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Darrius Lacy 3 - 0 1 38 38.0 0 38 12.7 Jayke Simsheuser 3 - 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 4.7 Diquan Walker 3 - 0 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0 Mark McGuire 3 - 0 1 1 1.0 1 1 0.3 Total 3 65 636 9.8 3 38 212.0 Opponents 3 50 537 10.7 3 81 179.0 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Diquan Walker 4 ------24 Peter Pujals 3 137 120 636 756 252.0 Connor Fitzgerald - 2-3 8-8 - - - - - 14 Diquan Walker 3 27 117 0 117 39.0 Brendan Flaherty 2 ------12 Gabe Guild 3 19 85 0 85 28.3 Peter Pujals 1 ------6 Blaise Bell 3 2 15 0 15 5.0 Mark McGuire 1 ------6 Kalif Raymond 3 3 5 0 5 1.7 Zane Wasp - 1-1 ------3 Brendan Flaherty 3 1 -1 0 -1 -0.3 Team ------1 2 Team 3 2 -4 0 -4 -1.3 Total 8 3-4 8-8 - - - - 1 67 Total 3 191 337 636 973 324.3 Opponents 10 3-4 8-8 - 1 1-2 - - 79 Opponents 3 223 706 537 1243 414.3

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Connor Fitzgerald 2-3 66.7 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 40 0 Connor Fitzgerald 11 409 37.2 46 0 3 5 0 0 Zane Wasp 1-1 100.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 42 0 Total 11 409 37.2 46 0 3 5 0 0 Opponents 10 358 35.8 46 0 3 4 0 1 FG Sequence Holy Cross Opponents Monmouth (22),(40) (38),37,(27) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Towson 44,(42) - Zane Wasp 14 869 62.1 4 1 Colgate - (27) Total 14 869 62.1 4 1 17.6 43.6 21 Opponents 16 846 52.9 2 0 19.2 35.3 29 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Darrius Lacy 3 0 38 0 200 0 238 79.3 Kalif Raymond 3 5 157 41 23 0 226 75.3 Brendan Flahert 3 -1 193 0 0 0 192 64.0 Jake Wieczorek 3 0 133 0 0 0 133 44.3 Diquan Walker 3 117 6 0 0 0 123 41.0 Peter Pujals 3 120 0 0 0 0 120 40.0 Gabe Guild 3 85 8 0 0 0 93 31.0 Blaise Bell 3 15 45 0 0 0 60 20.0 Lucas Nikolaise 2 0 41 0 8 0 49 24.5 Luke Ford 3 0 0 42 0 0 42 14.0 Jayke Simsheus 3 0 14 0 0 0 14 4.7 Coan Calabrese 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.7 Mark McGuire 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.3 Team 3 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -1.3 Total 3 337 636 83 231 2 1289 429.7 Opponents 3 706 537 37 158 95 1533 511.0 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 43 Nick McBeath 3-3 19 9 28 1-1 . . 1 . . . . . 15 Matt Bhaya 3-3 18 . 18 ...... 1 . . 40 Luke Ford 3-3 12 5 17 1-5 . 1-0 1 1 . . 1 . 38 Kyle Young 3-2 14 2 16 2-4 ...... 74 Mike Galantini 3-3 11 4 15 2-8 2-8 . 1 . . . . . 68 Richard Barber 3-2 6 6 12 ...... 94 Dewayne Cameron 3-3 8 4 12 1-2 . . . . 1-0 . . . 20 Alim Muhammad 3-3 10 1 11 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . 12 Ahmad Tyler 3-0 11 . 11 ...... 22 Dabness Atkins 3-0 8 1 9 ...... 54 Dean Doe 3-3 7 2 9 ...... 92 Kobe Osei-Boaten 3-0 8 . 8 3-10 ...... 1 Coan Calabrese 3-3 5 3 8 . . 1-2 3 . . . . . 8 Steven Martinez 2-0 4 3 7 ...... 91 Teddy Capsis 3-0 5 1 6 ...... 35 Corey Stefanik 2-1 2 3 5 ...... 39 J.T. Frank 2-2 4 1 5 1-2 1-2 . . . . 1 1 . 90 Jack Kutschke 1-1 3 1 4 2-10 1-9 . . . 1-0 . . . 45 Lawton Ward 2-0 3 1 4 ...... 23 Mike McCaffrey 3-0 2 1 3 ...... 71 Jacob Gonzales 3-0 1 1 2 ...... 48 Andre Chevalier 2-0 1 1 2 ...... 56 Phil Zobrest 3-0 2 . 2 1-5 1-5 ...... 17 Damion Baker 2-0 1 1 2 ...... 41 John Turner 1-1 1 . 1 ...... 9 Don Webber 3-0 . 1 1 ...... 33 Brendan Flaherty 3-3 1 . 1 ...... 28 Julian Kaminoff 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 42 Dan Proano 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 55 Kevin Bucceroni 3-0 . 1 1 ...... 88 Jayke Simsheuser 3-1 1 . 1 ...... 6 Peter Pujals 3-3 . 1 1 ...... 87 Lucas Nikolaisen 2-2 1 . 1 ...... 5 Blaise Bell 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 7 Kalif Raymond 3-2 1 . 1 ...... TM Team 3-0 ...... 1 Total 3 172 55 227 14-47 5-24 3-2 7 1 2-0 2 2 1 Opponents 3 137 40 177 17-43 5-25 4-95 13 5 . . . . 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

Offense LT LG C RG RT QB TB TE WR WR WR Monmouth Hudgins Griffin Murray Piker Kosharek Pujals Guild Nikolaisen DeNicola Flaherty Wieczorek Towson Hudgins Griffin Murray Piker Kosharek Pujals Guild Nikolaisen Raymond Flaherty Wieczorek Colgate Hudgins Griffin Murray Piker Kosharek Pujals Guild Simsheuser Raymond Flaherty Wieczorek Albany Brown Fordham Lafayette Bryant Lehigh Bucknell Georgetown

Defense DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB SS FS CB Monmouth Cameron Galantini Kutschke Doe McBeath Turner Frank Calabrese Bhaya Ford Muhammad Towson Cameron Galantini Barber Doe McBeath Young Frank Calabrese Bhaya Ford Muhammad Colgate Cameron Galantini Barber Doe McBeath Young Stefanik Calabrese Bhaya Ford Muhammad Albany Brown Fordham Lafayette Bryant Lehigh Bucknell Georgetown LONGEST HOLY CROSS PLAYS IN 2015

RUSHING FIELD GOALS 33 yds Gabe Guild at Monmouth, 9/5 (1st qtr) 42 yds Zane Wasp at Towson, 9/19 (3rd qtr) 29 yds Diquan Walker at Monmouth, 9/5 (1st qtr) 40 yds Connor Fitzgerald at Monmouth, 9/5 (4th qtr) 29 yds Peter Pujals at Towson, 9/19 (2nd qtr) 22 yds Connor Fitzgerald at Monmouth, 9/5 (4th qtr) 22 yds Diquan Walker vs. Colgate, 9/26 (1st qtr) 15 yds Peter Pujals at Monmouth, 9/5 (TD, 1st qtr) KICKOFF RETURNS 15 yds Diquan Walker at Towson, 9/19 (3rd qtr) 62 yds Darrius Lacy vs. Colgate, 9/26 (4th qtr) 14 yds Peter Pujals at Towson, 9/19 (1st qtr) 23 yds Darrius Lacy at Towson, 9/19 (3rd qtr) 12 yds Blaise Bell vs. Colgate, 9/26 (1st qtr) 20 yds Darrius Lacy at Towson, 9/19 (1st qtr) 11 yds Peter Pujals at Towson, 9/19 (3rd qtr) 20 yds Darrius Lacy vs. Colgate, 9/26 (4th qtr) 10 yds Diquan Walker at Towson, 9/19 (1st qtr) 19 yds Darrius Lacy vs. Colgate, 9/26 (4th qtr) 18 yds Darrius Lacy at Towson, 9/19 (4th qtr) PASSING 38 yds Peter Pujals to Darrius Lacy at Monmouth, 9/5 (4th qtr) PUNT RETURNS 26 yds Peter Pujals to Blaise Bell at Towson, 9/19 (4th qtr) 42 yds Luke Ford at Towson, 9/19 (2nd qtr) 25 yds Peter Pujals to Brendan Flaherty at Towson, 9/19 (4th qtr) 31 yds Kalif Raymond at Monmouth, 9/5 (1st qtr) 22 yds Peter Pujals to Jake Wieczorek at Towson, 9/19 (4th qtr) 6 yds Kalif Raymond at Towson, 9/19 (1st qtr) 20 yds Peter Pujals to Lucas Nikolaisen at Monmouth, 9/5 (1st qtr) 4 yds Kalif Raymond at Monmouth, 9/5 (2nd qtr) 19 yds Peter Pujals to Kalif Raymond vs. Colgate, 9/26 (2nd qtr) 18 yds Peter Pujals to Brendan Flaherty vs. Colgate, 9/26 (3rd qtr) INTERCEPTION RETURNS 17 yds Peter Pujals to Jake Wieczorke at Monmouth, 9/5 (2nd qtr) 2 yds Coan Calabrese vs. Colgate, 9/26 (3rd qtr) 16 yds Peter Pujals at Lucas Nikolaisen at Towson, 9/19 (2nd qtr) 16 yds Peter Pujals to Kalif Raymond at Towson, 9/19 (3rd qtr) PUNTS 15 yds Peter Pujals to Jake Wieczorek at Monmouth, 9/5 (1st qtr) 46 yds Connor Fitzgerald at Monmouth, 9/5 (3rd qtr) 15 yds Peter Pujals to Kalif Raymond at Towson, 9/19 (2nd qtr) 45 yds Connor Fitzgerald vs. Colgate, 9/26 (3rd qtr) 15 yds Peter Pujals to Jake Wieczorek at Towson, 9/19 (4th qtr) 43 yds Connor Fitzgerald at Monmouth, 9/5 (2nd qtr) 15 yds Peter Pujals to Brendan Flaherty vs. Colgate, 9/26 (3rd qtr) 41 yds Connor Fitzgerald at Monmouth, 9/5 (2nd qtr) 2015 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS

GAME #1 GAME #2 HOLY CROSS 27, MONMOUTH 19 TOWSON 29, HOLY CROSS 26 September 5, 2015 • West Long Branch, N.J. September 19, 2015 • Towson, Md. Holy Cross forced four turnovers on the day, as the Crusaders posted a 27- Towson’s Darius Victor rushed 22 times for 207 yards and three touchdowns, 19 victory over Monmouth at Kessler Stadium. Luke Ford led the Crusader to lead the Tigers to a 29-26 victory over the Crusaders at Johnny Unitas defense with six tackles, an interception, a pass breakup and a tackle for loss. Stadium. Peter Pujals led the Holy Cross offense by completing 26 of 44 Alim Muhammad added five tackles and an interception on the afternoon. passes for 276 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for 88 yards on 17 On the offensive side of the ball, Peter Pujals hit on 16 of 26 passes for carries. Brendan Flaherty added 10 receptions for 92 yards and a score, while 165 yards and a touchdown, in addition to rushing 10 times for 38 yards Diquan Walker rushed nine times for 33 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The and a score. On Holy Cross’ opening drive of the game, Diquan Walker Crusaders jumped out to a 7-0 lead at the 4:34-mark of the first quarter, with had a one-yard touchdown run to make the score 7-0. After Monmouth’s a one-yard touchdown run by Walker on fourth-and-goal. The Tigers tied the Dan White kicked a 38-yard field goal, the Crusaders took a 14-3 lead on score at 7-7 in the second quarter on a 15-yard scoring strike from Connor a 15-yard touchdown run by Pujals. Early in the second quarter, Dewayne Frazier to Andre Dessenberg, before Walker’s second one-yard touchdown Cameron recovered a fumble on Hawks’ five-yard line, setting up a 10-yard run of the game put Holy Cross back in front. The Crusaders would then scoring strike from Pujals to Brendan Flaherty. But just before halftime, add a safety on a blocked punt by Luke Ford, to take a 16-7 halftime lead. Mommouth made the score 21-9 on an 81-yard touchdown pass from Cody In the third quarter, Victor scored on runs of two and 34 yards to give Williams to Darren Ambush. After neither team was able to score in the Towson a 22-16 lead. Holy Cross responded with a 42-yard field goal by third quarter, the Hawks cut the margin to 21-16 on a two-yard scoring run Zane Wasp, making the score 22-19 at the end of the third quarter. Towson by Lavon Chaney. But on Monmouth’s next possession, J.T. Frank forced added a four-yard touchdown run by Victor early in the fourth quarter to Chaney to fumble, and Jack Kutschke recovered on the Hawks’ 12-yard increase its lead to 29-19, before the Crusaders mounted a comeback. With line. Connor Fitzgerald then hit a 22-yard field goal to put Holy Cross up 4:16 remaining, Pujals hit Flaherty for a 12-yard touchdown, to cap a 71- 24-16. An interception by Muhammad would give the Crusaders the ball yard drive and cut the margin to 29-26. The Holy Cross defense would then back five plays later, and a 40-yard Fitzgerald field goal made the score force Towson to punt, giving the ball back to the Crusaders on their own 27-16 with 5:11 remaining. Monmouth was able to trim the margin to 27- 16-yard line with 1:59 left to play. After moving the ball across midfield, 19 on a 27-yard White field goal with 1:18 remaining, and recovered the Holy Cross was unable to convert on a fourth down with less than a minute ensuing onside kick to stay in the game. But Ford intercepted a pass in the remaining, and the Tigers held on to claim the victory. Matt Bhaya led the end zone with 14 seconds left to seal the win for Holy Cross. Crusader defense with 10 tackles and a forced fumble, while Nick McBeath added 10 tackles and one tackle for loss. Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th — Total Holy Cross 14 7 0 6 — 27 Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th — Total Monmouth 3 6 0 10 — 19 Holy Cross 7 9 3 7 — 26 Towson 0 7 15 7 — 29 1st 11:22 HC—Walker 1 run (Fitzgerald kick) 6:07 MU—White 38 field goal 1st 4:34 HC—Walker 1 run (Fitzgerald kick) 3:24 HC—Pujals 15 run (Fitzgerald kick) 2nd 5:51 TU—Dessenberg 15 pass from Frazier (Hurwitz kick) 2nd 12:23 HC—Flaherty 10 pass from Pujals (Fitzgerald kick) 3:18 HC—Walker 1 run (Fitzgerald kick) 0:19 MU—Ambush 81 pass from Williams (Williams pass failed) 1:42 HC—Ford safety 4th 13:25 MU—Chaney 2 run (White kick) 3rd 11:33 TU—Victor 2 run (Hurwitz kick) 9:52 HC—Fitzgerald 22 field goal 9:05 TU—Victor 34 run (Summers pass from Frazier) 5:11 HC—Fitzgerald 40 field goal 4:21 HC—Wasp 42 field goal 1:18 MU—White 27 field goal 4th 13:43 TU—Victor 4 run (Hurwitz kick) 4:16 HC—Flaherty 12 pass from Pujals (Fitzgerald kick) Team Statistics Holy Cross Monmouth First Downs 13 20 Team Statistics Holy Cross Towson Rushing Yards 136 164 First Downs 23 20 Passing Yards 165 258 Rushing Yards 132 276 Total Offense 301 422 Passing Yards 276 134 Comp-Att-Int 16-26-0 22-33-2 Total Offense 408 410 Fumbles / Lost 0 / 0 3 / 2 Comp-Att-Int 26-44-2 14-27-0 Penalties / Yards 6 / 55 8 / 63 Fumbles / Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0 Punts / Average 6 / 38.0 4 / 40.8 Penalties / Yards 7 / 56 4 / 34 Punt Returns 2-35 0-0 Punts / Average 3 / 33.0 5 / 32.2 Kickoff Returns 2-23 2-44 Punt Returns 2-48 2-8 Time of Possession 25:19 34:41 Kickoff Returns 5-81 5-78 Time of Possession 27:11 32:49 Individual Statistics HC Rushing: Walker (9-51-1), Guild (7-48-0), Pujals (10-38-1), Bell (1- Individual Statistics 3-0), Team (2-(-4)-0); MU Rushing: Chaney (20-99-1), Welch (5-38-0), HC Rushing: Pujals (17-88-0), Walker (9-33-2), Guild (3-6-0), Raymond Williams (15-38-0), Ambush (2-14-0), White (1-(-5)-0), Team (1-(-20)-0). (2-5-0); TU Rushing: Victor (22-207-3), Simpson (5-36-0), Frazier (11- HC Passing: Pujals (16-26-165-1-0); MU Passing: Williams (22-33- 17-0), Dickerson (6-16-0), Team (1-0-0). 258-1-2). HC Passing: Pujals (26-44-276-1-2); TU Passing: Frazier (14-27-134-1-0). HC Receiving: Flaherty (4-22-1), Wieczorek (3-45-0), Raymond (3-27-0), HC Receiving: Flaherty (10-92-1), Wieczorek (5-56-0), Raymond (4-53-0), Nikolaisen (2-25-0), Guild (2-2-0), Lacy (1-38-0), Walker (1-6-0); MU Guild (3-6-0), Bell (2-39-0), Nikolaisen (1-16-0), Simsheuser (1-14-0); TU Receiving: Ambush (6-102-1), White (5-39-0), Chaney (4-31-0), Gray Receiving: Veii (7-71-0), Dessenberg (2-21-1), Dowling (2-14-0), Hurwitz (2-36-0), Valles (2-34-0), Ezemma (2-13-0), Welch (1-3-0). (1-10-0), Vallely (1-10-0), Summers (1-8-0). 2015 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS

GAME #3 COLGATE 31, HOLY CROSS 14 September 26, 2015 • Worcester, Mass. Colgate tailback James Holland rushed 24 times for 141 yards, as the Raiders posted a 31-14 victory over Holy Cross at Fitton Field on Homecoming weekend. Following the contest, Holland received the Johnny Turco Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the Crusaders’ Homecoming game. Brendan Flaherty led the Holy Cross offense with a career-high 12 receptions for 79 yards. Peter Pujals completed 23 of 37 attempts for 195 yards and a score, while Kalif Raymond caught six passes for 77 yards. The Crusaders opened the scoring at the 6:15-mark of the first quarter on a one-yard touchdown pass from Pujals to Mark McGuire. After Colgate’s Jonah Bowman kicked a 27-yard field goal early in the second quarter, Diquan Walker scored on a three-yard run to put Holy Cross up 14-3. But with only 26 seconds left before halftime, the Raiders cut the margin to 14-10 on a five-yard touchdown run by Demetrius Russell. Following a scoreless third quarter, Colgate pulled in front early in the fourth on a 22- yard scoring strike from Jake Melville to John Quazza. The Raiders would then increase their lead to 24-14 on a two-yard touchdown run by John Wilkins, capping a 14-play, 69-yard drive which took 8:32 off the clock. Colgate then concluded the scoring with a 60-yard interception return for a touchdown by Chris Morgan. Nick McBeath led the Crusader defense with 12 total tackles, while Coan Calabrese finished with four tackles, an interception and three pass breakups. Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th — Total Colgate 0 10 0 21 — 31 Holy Cross 7 7 0 0 — 14 1st 6:15 HC—McGuire 1 pass from Pujals (Fitzgerald kick) 2nd 10:54 CU—Bowman 27 field goal 4:14 HC—Walker 3 run (Fitzgerald kick) 0:26 CU—Russell 5 run (Bowman kick) 4th 14:27 CU—Quazza 22 pass from Melville (Bowman kick) 4:02 CU—Wilkins 2 run (Bowman kick) 3:12 CU—Morgan 60 interception return (Bowman kick) Team Statistics Colgate Holy Cross First Downs 26 16 Rushing Yards 266 69 Passing Yards 145 195 Total Offense 411 264 Comp-Att-Int 14-19-1 23-37-2 Fumbles / Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0 Penalties / Yards 8 / 56 3 / 30 Punts / Average 1 / 34.0 2 / 41.0 Punt Returns 2-29 0-0 Kickoff Returns 2-36 5-127 Time of Possession 36:46 23:14 Individual Statistics CU Rushing: Holland (24-141-0), Wilkins (17-61-1), Melville (9-54-0), Russell (4-14-1), Team (1-(-4)-0); HC Rushing: Walker (9-33-1), Guild (9- 31-0), Bell (1-12-0), Raymond (1-0-0), Flaherty (1-(-1)-0), Pujals (3-(-6)-0). CU Passing: Melville (14-19-145-1-1); HC Passing: Pujals (23-37-195- 1-2). CU Receiving: Greenawalt (4-49-0), Quazza (2-38-1), Maddaluna (2-25-0), Holland (2-11-0), Wilkins (2-11-0), Martinsen (1-7-0), Russell (1-4-0); HC Receiving: Flaherty (12-79-0), Raymond (6-77-0), Wieczorek (3-32-0), Bell (1-6-0), McGuire (1-1-1). 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 05 at Monmouth 29 136 2 33 16 165 1 38 16-26-0 165 1 38 2 23 0 12 2 35 0 31 301 Sep 19 at Towson 31 132 2 29 26 276 1 26 26-44-2 276 1 26 5 81 0 23 2 48 0 6 408 Sep 26 COLGATE 24 69 1 22 23 195 1 19 23-37-2 195 1 19 5 127 0 62 0 0 0 0 264 Holy Cross 84 337 5 33 65 636 3 38 65-107-4 636 3 38 12 231 0 62 4 83 0 31 973 Opponents 144 706 6 54 50 537 3 81 50-79-3 537 3 81 9 158 0 28 4 37 0 20 1243

Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 4.0 • Avg/catch: 9.8 • Pass effic: 112.45 • KR avg: 19.2 • PR avg: 20.8 • All purpose avg/game: 429.7 • Total offense avg/gm: 324.3

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 05 at Monmouth 56 5 61 5-20 1-9 1 2-0 2-0 0 2 1 3-3 0 0 0 13 27 Sep 19 at Towson 62 20 82 7-17 3-10 1 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 3-3 0 0 1 0 26 Sep 26 COLGATE 54 30 84 2-10 1-5 0 0-0 1-2 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14 Holy Cross 172 55 227 14-47 5-24 2 2-0 3-2 1 7 2 8-8 0 0 1 13 67 Opponents 137 40 177 17-43 6-25 0 0-0 4-95 5 13 0 8-8 0 1 0 17 79

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 05 at Monmouth 6 228 38.0 46 0 0 3 0 4 2-2 40 0 6 375 62.5 4 0 Sep 19 at Towson 3 99 33.0 39 0 0 0 0 1 1-2 42 0 5 306 61.2 0 0 Sep 26 COLGATE 2 82 41.0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 3 188 62.7 0 1 Holy Cross 11 409 37.2 46 0 0 3 0 5 3-4 42 0 14 869 62.1 4 1 Opponents 10 358 35.8 46 1 0 3 0 4 3-4 38 1 16 846 52.9 2 0 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 05 at Monmouth 44 164 1 26 22 258 1 81 22-33-2 258 1 81 2 44 0 28 0 0 0 0 422 Sep 19 at Towson 45 276 3 54 14 134 1 22 14-27-0 134 1 22 5 78 0 26 2 8 0 8 410 Sep 26 COLGATE 55 266 2 21 14 145 1 25 14-19-1 145 1 25 2 36 0 23 2 29 0 20 411 Opponents 144 706 6 54 50 537 3 81 50-79-3 537 3 81 9 158 0 28 4 37 0 20 1243 Holy Cross 84 337 5 33 65 636 3 38 65-107-4 636 3 38 12 231 0 62 4 83 0 31 973

Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 4.9 • Avg/catch: 10.7 • Pass effic: 125.33 • KR avg: 17.6 • PR avg: 9.2 • All purpose avg/game: 511.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 414.3

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 05 at Monmouth 43 4 47 4-7 1-2 0 0-0 0-0 1 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 19 Sep 19 at Towson 57 20 77 5-21 2-17 0 0-0 2-26 4 5 0 3-3 0 1 0 7 29 Sep 26 COLGATE 37 16 53 8-15 2-6 0 0-0 2-69 0 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 10 31 Opponents 137 40 177 17-43 6-25 0 0-0 4-95 5 13 0 8-8 0 1 0 17 79 Holy Cross 172 55 227 14-47 5-24 2 2-0 3-2 1 7 2 8-8 0 0 1 13 67

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 05 at Monmouth 4 163 40.8 46 0 0 0 0 1 2-3 38 1 4 201 50.2 1 0 Sep 19 at Towson 5 161 32.2 45 1 0 2 0 3 0-0 0 0 6 340 56.7 1 0 Sep 26 COLGATE 1 34 34.0 34 0 0 1 0 0 1-1 27 0 6 305 50.8 0 0 Opponents 10 358 35.8 46 1 0 3 0 4 3-4 38 1 16 846 52.9 2 0 Holy Cross 11 409 37.2 46 0 0 3 0 5 3-4 42 0 14 869 62.1 4 1 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Game Superlatives (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 17 Peter Pujals at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Yards Rushing 88 Peter Pujals at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) TD Rushes 2 Diquan Walker at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Long Rush 33 Gabe Guild at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Pass attempts 44 Peter Pujals at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Pass completions 26 Peter Pujals at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Yards Passing 276 Peter Pujals at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) TD Passes 1 Peter Pujals at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 1 Peter Pujals at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 1 Peter Pujals vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Long Pass 38 Peter Pujals at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Receptions 12 Brendan Flaherty vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Yards Receiving 92 Brendan Flaherty at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) TD Receptions 1 Brendan Flaherty at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 1 Brendan Flaherty at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 1 Mark McGuire vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Long Reception 38 Darrius Lacy at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Field Goals 2 Connor Fitzgerald at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Long Field Goal 42 Zane Wasp at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Punts 6 Connor Fitzgerald at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Punting Avg 41.0 Connor Fitzgerald vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Long Punt 46 Connor Fitzgerald at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Punts inside 20 4 Connor Fitzgerald at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Long Punt Return 31 Kalif Raymond at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Long Kickoff Return 62 Darrius Lacy vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Tackles 12 Nick McBeath vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Sacks 1.0 Jack Kutschke at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 1.0 Mike Galantini at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 1.0 J.T. Frank at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 1.0 Phil Zobrest at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 1.0 Mike Galantini vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Jack Kutschke at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Interceptions 1 Alim Muhammad at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 1 Luke Ford at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 1 Coan Calabrese vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Game Superlatives (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 31 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Yards Rushing 136 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Yards Per Rush 4.7 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) TD Rushes 2 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 2 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Pass attempts 44 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Pass completions 26 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Yards Passing 276 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Yards Per Pass 6.3 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) TD Passes 1 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 1 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 1 vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Total Plays 75 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Total Offense 408 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Yards Per Play 5.5 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Points 27 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Sacks By 3 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) First Downs 23 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Penalties 7 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Penalty Yards 56 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Turnovers 2 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 2 vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Interceptions By 2 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Punts 6 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Punting Avg 41.0 vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Long Punt 46 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Punts inside 20 4 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Long Punt Return 31 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Game Superlatives (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 24 James Holland, vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Yards Rushing 207 Darius Victor, at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) TD Rushes 3 Darius Victor, at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Long Rush 54 Darius Victor, at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Pass attempts 33 Cody Williams, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Pass completions 22 Cody Williams, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Yards Passing 258 Cody Williams, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) TD Passes 1 Cody Williams, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 1 Connor Frazier, at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 1 Jake Melville, vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Long Pass 81 Cody Williams, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Receptions 7 Jacquille Veii, at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Yards Receiving 102 Darren Ambush, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) TD Receptions 1 Darren Ambush, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 1 And. Dessenberg, at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 1 John Quazza, vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Long Reception 81 Darren Ambush, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Field Goals 2 Matt White, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Long Field Goal 38 Matt White, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Punts 4 Matt White, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 4 Jake Ryder, at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Punting Avg 40.8 Matt White, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Long Punt 46 Matt White, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Punts inside 20 3 Jake Ryder, at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Long Punt Return 20 John Maddaluna, vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Long Kickoff Return 28 Ed Royds, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Tackles 10 Mike Basile, at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 10 Malik Jackson, at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Sacks 2.0 Pat Afriyie, vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Z. Harps-Upshur, at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 2.0 Pat Afriyie, vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Interceptions 1 Nico Law, at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 1 Alfo. Augustine, at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 1 Joe Figueroa, vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) 1 Chris Morgan, vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Game Superlatives (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 55 vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Yards Rushing 276 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Yards Per Rush 6.1 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) TD Rushes 3 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Pass attempts 33 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Pass completions 22 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Yards Passing 258 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Yards Per Pass 7.8 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) TD Passes 1 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 1 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 1 vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Total Plays 77 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Total Offense 422 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Yards Per Play 5.7 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Points 31 vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Sacks By 2 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 2 vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) First Downs 26 vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Penalties 8 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) 8 vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Penalty Yards 63 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Turnovers 4 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Interceptions By 2 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) 2 vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) Punts 5 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Punting Avg 40.8 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Long Punt 46 at Monmouth (Sep 05, 2015) Punts inside 20 3 at Towson (Sep 19, 2015) Long Punt Return 20 vs Colgate (Sep 26, 2015) The Last Time an Individual . . .

CATEGORY HOLY CROSS OPPONENT

Fumble Return For TD 11 yds, Roman SanDoval at Central Conn., 9/14/2013 79 yds, Neil Morrison, Albany, 8/30/2014 Kickoff Return For TD 80 yds, Kalif Raymond at Lafayette, 10/20/2012 99 yds, Garry Coles, Sacred Heart, 9/12/2009 Punt Return For TD 77 yds, Kyle Toulouse at Bryant, 8/31/2013 87 yds, Brian Edwards, Harvard, 9/18/2004 Interception Return For TD 79 yds, Kyle Young at Bucknell, 10/12/2013 60 yds, Chris Morgan, Colgate, 9/26/2015 Blocked Punt Return For TD 5 yds, Dave Seger vs. Bucknell, 11/2/2002 23 yds, D.J. Monroe, Harvard, 9/28/2012 Blocked Field Goal Return For TD n / a n / a Scored Defensive Extra Point Matt Dugan vs. Marist, 11/6/2004 Blake Costanzo, Lafayette, 11/13/2004

Blocked Punt Luke Ford at Towson, 9/19/2015 Norman Hayes, Harvard, 10/5/2013 Blocked Field Goal J.T. Frank at Monmouth, 9/5/2015 Ettian Scott, Georgetown, 11/22/2014 Blocked Extra Point Shane Thompson vs. Morgan State, 9/6/2014 Team, Fordham, 9/27/2014 Safety Luke Ford at Towson, 9/19/2015 Lamont Sonds, Colgate, 10/23/2010

Rushed For 100 Yards 115 yds, Peter Pujals at Lafayette, 10/25/2014 141 yds, James Holland, Colgate, 9/26/2015 Rushed For 200 Yards 201 yds, Steve Silva at Bucknell, 11/19/2005 207 yds, Darius Victor, Towson, 9/19/2015 Rushed For 300 Yards 337 yds, Gill Fenerty vs. Columbia, 10/29/1983 n / a Two Players Rushed For 100 Yards 126 yds, Joe Chambers & 109 yds, John Aloisi 130 yds, Julian Hayes & 118 yds, at Lehigh, 11/8/1997 Kwabena Asante, Monmouth, 9/21/2013 Rushed For 3 TDs 3 TDs, Peter Pujals vs. Bucknell, 11/15/2014 3 TDs, Darius Victor, Towson, 9/19/2015 Rushed For 4 TDs 4 TDs, Steve Silva at Bucknell, 11/19/2005 4 TDs, Jordan McCord, Colgate, 10/13/2012 60-Yard Rushing Play 62 yds, Peter Pujals vs. Fordham, 9/27/2014 82 yds, Kyle Nolan, Georgetown, 11/23/2013 70-Yard Rushing Play 74 yds, Terrance Gass at Lehigh, 10/20/2007 82 yds, Kyle Nolan, Georgetown, 11/23/2013 80-Yard Rushing Play n / a 82 yds, Kyle Nolan, Georgetown, 11/23/2013 90-Yard Rushing Play n / a n / a

Passed For 300 Yards 323 yds, Peter Pujals at Albany, 8/30/2014 390 yds, Nick Shafnisky, Lehigh, 11/8/2014 Passed For 400 Yards 412 yds, Ryan Taggart at New Hampshire, 10/1/2011 524 yds, Michael Nebrich, Fordham, 11/2/2013 Passed For 500 Yards n / a 524 yds, Michael Nebrich, Fordham, 11/2/2013 Completed 30 Passes 30, Peter Pujals at Brown, 10/11/2014 32, Michael Nebrich, Fordham, 9/27/2014 Completed 40 Passes 40, Ryan Taggart at New Hampshire, 10/1/2011 43, John Skelton, Fordham, 10/31/2009 Passed For 4 TDs 4 TDs, Peter Pujals vs. Harvard, 10/5/2013 4 TDs, Michael Nebrich, Fordham, 9/27/2014 Passed For 5 TDs 5 TDs, Dominic Randolph at Northeastern, 10/3/2009 5 TDs, Drew Reed, Lafayette, 10/26/2013 Passed For 6 TDs 6 TDs, Dominic Randolph at Brown, 10/6/2007 n / a

Caught 10 Passes 12, Brendan Flaherty vs. Colgate, 9/26/2015 10, Troy Pelletier, Lehigh, 11/8/2014 Caught 15 Passes 15, Gordie Lockbaum at Villanova, 11/19/1987 15, Trevan Samp, Brown, 10/10/2009 Two Players Caught 10 Passes 13, Kyle Toulouse & 11, Mike Fess 13, Stephen Skelton & 10, David Moore, at New Hampshire, 10/1/2011 Fordham, 10/31/2009 Had 100 Yards Receiving 112 yds, Jake Wieczorek vs. Morgan State, 9/6/2014 102 yds, Darren Ambush, Monmouth, 9/5/2015 Had 200 Yards Receiving 211 yds, David Kasouf vs. Fordham, 11/9/2002 214 yds, Troy Pelletier, Lehigh, 11/8/2014 Two Players Had 100 Yards Receiving 162 yds, Gerald Mistretta & 100 yds, 189 yds, Sam Ajala & 120 yds, Tebucky Jones, Mike Fess at Colgate, 10/13/2012 Fordham, 11/2/2013 Caught 3 TD Passes 3 TDs, Freddie Santana at Fordham, 10/31/2009 3 TDs, Brian Strachan, Brown, 10/11/2014 Caught 4 TD Passes 4 TDs, Ari Confesor at Dartmouth, 10/19/2002 4 TDs, Luke McArdle, Georgetown, 9/13/2003

60-Yard Pass Play 74 yds, Peter Pujals to Jake Wieczorek 81 yds, Cody Williams to Darren Ambush, vs. Fordham, 9/27/2014 Monmouth, 9/5/2015 70-Yard Pass Play 74 yds, Peter Pujals to Jake Wieczorek 81 yds, Cody Williams to Darren Ambush, vs. Fordham, 9/27/2014 Monmouth, 9/5/2015 80-Yard Pass Play 86 yds, Erreick Stewart to Steve Green 81 yds, Cody Williams to Darren Ambush, vs. Fordham, 11/18/2000 Monmouth, 9/5/2015 90-Yard Pass Play 95 yds, Tom Ciaccio to Mark Roman 98 yds, Steve Monaco to Emerson Foster, at Bucknell, 11/9/1991 Rhode Island, 9/3/1988

Kicked 45 Yard Field Goal 46 yds, John Macomber at Fordham, 11/2/2013 45 yds, Chris Moller, Morgan State, 9/6/2014 Kicked 50 Yard Field Goal n / a 51 yds, Rick Ziska, Lafayette, 11/12/2005 Kicked 4 Field Goals 5 FGs, Chris Vella at Army, 9/7/2002 4 FGs, Chris Lutz, Princeton, 9/24/1988

Punted 60 Yards 71 yds, Connor Fitzgerald vs. Lehigh, 11/8/2014 65 yds, Harry McCollum, Georgetown, 11/22/2014 Punted 70 Yards 71 yds, Connor Fitzgerald vs. Lehigh, 11/8/2014 79 yds, Tom Kondash, Lafayette, 11/15/2008 The Last Time a Team . . .

CATEGORY HOLY CROSS OPPONENT

Had 400 Yards Total Offense 408 yds at Towson, 9/19/2015 411 yds, Colgate, 9/26/2015 Had 500 Yards Total Offense 514 yds at Bucknell, 10/12/2013 700 yds, Fordham, 11/2/2013 Had 600 Yards Total Offense 614 yds vs. Georgetown, 9/22/2007 700 yds, Fordham, 11/2/2013

Had 200 Yards Rushing 203 yds at Georgetown, 11/22/2014 266 yds, Colgate, 9/26/2015 Had 300 Yards Rushing 419 yds at Central Connecticut, 9/14/2013 356 yds, Morgan State, 9/6/2014 Had 400 Yards Rushing 419 yds at Central Connecticut, 9/14/2013 407 yds, Colgate, 10/13/2012 Had 500 Yards Rushing 583 yds vs. Columbia, 10/29/1983 n / a

Had 300 Yards Passing 323 yds at Albany, 8/30/2014 390 yds, Lehigh, 11/8/2014 Had 400 Yards Passing 412 yds at New Hampshire, 10/1/2011 524 yds, Fordham, 11/2/2013 Had 500 Yards Passing n / a 524 yds, Fordham, 11/2/2013

Had 30 First Downs 31 vs. Harvard, 10/5/2013 39, Fordham, 11/2/2013 Had 35 First Downs 37 vs. Pennsylvania, 9/28/1991 39, Fordham, 11/2/2013

Scored 40 Points 51 at Bucknell, 10/12/2013 45, Fordham, 9/27/2014 Scored 50 Points 51 at Bucknell, 10/12/2013 51, Colgate, 10/13/2012 Scored 60 Points 63 vs. Lafayette, 10/20/2001 62, Lehigh, 10/23/1999

Was Shut Out at Harvard, 9/18/2004 Georgetown, 11/17/2012 Was Held Without A TD at Harvard, 9/28/2012 Georgetown, 11/17/2012

Had 4 Turnovers 4 vs. Georgetown, 11/23/2013 4, Monmouth, 9/5/2015 Had 5 Turnovers 5 vs. Georgetown, 10/29/2011 5, Bucknell, 10/12/2013 Had 6 Turnovers 6 at Bucknell, 10/22/2011 6, Lehigh, 10/20/2007

Had 5 Quarterback Sacks 5 vs. Lehigh, 11/8/2014 6, Harvard, 10/5/2013

Made 2-Point Conversion at Dartmouth, 10/18/2014 Towson, 9/19/2015 Failed 2-Point Conversion at Harvard, 9/19/2014 Monmouth, 9/5/2015 Missed Extra Point By Kick vs. Fordham, 9/27/2014 Morgan State, 9/6/2014

Won After Trailing By 14 Points 31-28 at Dartmouth, 9/28/2013 32-30, Fordham, 11/2/2013 (trailed 14-0 in 2nd quarter) (trailed 23-7 in 2nd quarter)

Won In The Final Minute 29-26 vs. Morgan State, 9/6/2014 14-13, Albany, 8/30/2014 (scored winning TD with 0:00 remaining) (scored winning TD with 0:44 remaining)

Won In Overtime 24-21 at Dartmouth, 10/14/2006 31-24, Bucknell, 11/15/2014

Played A Tie Game 10-10 vs. Massachusetts, 9/8/1990 10-10, Massachusetts, 9/8/1990 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

RUSHING No-Yds/TD MU TOWSON COLGAT Peter Pujals QB 30-120/1 10-38/1 17-88/0 3--6/0 Diquan Walker RB 27-117/4 9-51/1 9-33/2 9-33/1 Gabe Guild RB 19-85/0 7-48/0 3-6/0 9-31/0 Blaise Bell QB 2-15/0 1-3/0 - 1-12/0 Kalif Raymond WR 3-5/0 - 2-5/0 1-0/0 Brend. Flaherty RB 1--1/0 - - 1--1/0 Team 2--4/0 2--4/0 - -

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD MU TOWSON COLGAT Brend. Flaherty RB 26-193/2 4-22/1 10-92/1 12-79/0 Kalif Raymond WR 13-157/0 3-27/0 4-53/0 6-77/0 Jake Wieczorek WR 11-133/0 3-45/0 5-56/0 3-32/0 Blaise Bell QB 3-45/0 - 2-39/0 1-6/0 Lu. Nikolaisen TE 3-41/0 2-25/0 1-16/0 DNP Darrius Lacy WR 1-38/0 1-38/0 - - Jay. Simsheuser TE 1-14/0 - 1-14/0 - Gabe Guild RB 5-8/0 2-2/0 3-6/0 - Diquan Walker RB 1-6/0 1-6/0 - - Mark McGuire TE 1-1/1 - - 1-1/1 2015 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Passing Game-by-Game (as of Sep 28, 2015) All games

#6 Peter Pujals Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Monmouth 16 26 0 61.5 165 1 38 1-2 127.54 Towson 26 44 2 59.1 276 1 26 2-17 110.19 Colgate 23 37 2 62.2 195 1 19 2-6 104.54 TOTALS 65 107 4 60.7 636 3 38 5-25 112.45 COVER STORY: MATT BHAYA 11

LEADING BY EXAMPLE

By Catherine Rutter Athletic Media Relations Assistant

Senior Matt Bhaya has always been a leader. He is a two-year captain for the Crusaders, continually working on his leadership skills on and off the field. Bhaya’s past also suggests that strong leadership skills are in his blood. One example is in fifth grade, when he decided to organize a sports equipment drive. His fifth grade teacher wanted the students to make up a project outside of the classroom based upon something the students were passionate about. “I was mainly only passionate about sports so I decided to do a sports equipment drive for people without basic sports equipment, and it just stuck with me until I graduated high school,” said Bhaya. Bhaya’s hometown of Haddonfield, N.J., is just 10 minutes away from Camden, where he decided to focus his efforts. “The kids from my town were very fortunate and had extra gear and equipment, so it made sense to donate the excess equipment to kids who weren’t as fortunate,” said Bhaya. He had no idea that the drive would be such a success at the time of its birth. “As the years went on, we ended up working directly with organizations such as the Little League and the youth soccer league in Camden, and the whole project became very successful.” Although Bhaya had started it in just fifth grade, he felt the need to continue the drive all throughout high school. “It was one of those things that once you get it started, it was really easy to keep it going,” he said. One of Bhaya’s fondest memories of the drive is fitting the kids for soccer cleats. “A lot of the kids didn’t have proper soccer cleats, just old sneakers or overly used unfitting cleats, so bringing the cleats year to year was so rewarding,” said Bhaya. “The kids would line up and we would size them and they would walk away so happy. The parents would be digging into their pockets trying to pay us back somehow, but at the end of the day it really was the least we could do.” Bhaya is a natural born leader who has looked to others for inspiration at times. An influential football player in Bhaya’s life that lit the path for him to become a passionate player was his brother Philip who played four years of football at Princeton. MATT “I’ve always looked up to my brother, and he kind of influenced me to play football BHAYA from the beginning,” said Bhaya. “Since he is two years older, we played high school football together, so he had a big impact on my game in that way too.” He also pointed to Tommy Mannix, a senior on the football team when Bhaya was a freshman, as an influential player for him. “Tommy played safety when I was a season, he was ranked fifth on the team with 40 total tackles including 33 solo stops, freshman and he really taught me how to play the position to the best of my ability,” including a team-leading and season-high 12 tackles and one pass breakup at Colgate. said Bhaya. “He also taught me what it was like to be a leader at Holy Cross and really On top of being selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, Bhaya was se- showed me what Holy Cross was all about. As a freshman, I was trying figure out lected to the Academic All-Patriot League team. He previously started in all 12 games where I fit on the team and he showed me the ropes and taught me a lot of what I take his sophomore year and played in all 12 games his freshman year. During Bhaya’s with me today as a senior.” sophomore year, he led the team in tackles twice on the season, while also reaching The current senior class has had a big impact on Bhaya’s game as well. “The double figures in tackles two times. guys who stuck on the team after freshman year have been really passionate about the Bhaya has been a consistent player on the field throughout his time at Holy Cross sport and are always pushing each other no matter whether you are a starter or not,” and has grown into his leadership role on the team. “I think the biggest difference you said Bhaya. “That makes all the extra work we put in a lot easier. You know that your see in Matt this year and last year, compared to maybe his freshman year, is he knows classmates are working so hard for you to get better, because you are working so hard and understands the defense inside and out,” said head coach Tom Gilmore. “That not for them to get better as well.” only helps him play, but it helps him lead the other guys on the field.” Bhaya’s parents also have always been a big support system for him as a player. Bhaya’s leadership skills now extend past sports, and looking to his future, he His parents have not missed a game since he can remember. “It really is crazy that my is interested in working in law enforcement. “Two summers ago, I was with the U.S. parents have been to every game, home and away,” Bhaya said. “It’s even more crazy Marshals in Camden, and this summer I was with the DEA here in Worcester,” he said. because when my brother played at Princeton, my parents would split up and they “Both places gave me a good idea of what I want to be doing in my future and added would switch whose game they went to every other week so they haven’t missed a to my interest.” The officers that Bhaya worked under showed him what it takes to be game all four years.” Their constant support has helped Bhaya focus on his game and in law enforcement and spiked his interest in the field both summers. Bhaya’s deter- work harder every day. “It’s really cool to know that you always have people up in the mination on the football field will continue on past graduation in law enforcement. stands cheering for you. Making them proud is all the motivation you really need.” Bhaya has become an influential football player and leader as a whole from lead- As a captain his junior year at Holy Cross, Bhaya started in eight contests at ing by example. The ideals set forth by his parents, brother, teammates and mentors strong safety, missing the first four games of the season due to injury. In his junior have been immensely beneficial to his growth as a leader.