Tom Gilmore is in his and total offense (455.4 yards/game), while ranking first in seventh season as the head the nation in first downs (25.9 first downs/game). In 2008, football coach at the College Gilmore had 11 players named All-Patriot League and four of the Holy Cross in 2010. players selected All-New England. The Crusaders stand 30-15 During the 2007 campaign, Gilmore led Holy Cross to overall and 18-6 in the Pa- an overall mark of 7-4, while placing second in the Patriot triot League over the last League at 4-2. The Crusaders led the conference in in total of- four seasons under Gilmore’s fense (463.4 yards/game), scoring offense (35.9 points/game), leadership, both of which are passing offense (335.2 yards/game), turnover margin (+1.0 the best marks in the confer- turnovers/game) and pass efficiency (140.0 rating), while ence during that time frame. standing second in pass defense (183.8 yards/game) and pass Gilmore has also coached efficiency defense (117.0 rating). Seven of Gilmore’s play- three-time Patriot League Of- ers earned All-Conference honors in 2007, with wide receiver fensive Player of the Year and Ryan Maher being selected a first team All-American. three-time Walter Payton Award finalist Dominic Randolph. In 2006, Gilmore was named the Patriot League Coach During the 2009 season, Gilmore led Holy Cross to its of the Year, after his squad posted an overall record of 7-4, first Patriot League championship since 1991, with an overall while finishing just a game out of first place in the conference mark of 9-3 and a 5-1 record in conference play. The Crusad- at 4-2. The Crusaders nearly tied for the league title, as they ers also advanced to the NCAA Playoffs for only the second suffered a one-point loss at Colgate in the season finale. Holy In 2004, Gilmore’s first Holy Cross squad finished with an time in school history, suffering a narrow 38-28 road loss Cross also led the Patriot League in several statistical cat- overall record of 3-8, rebounding from an 0-5 start to finish 3-3 to eventual national champion Villanova in the first round. egories, including total offense (384.4 yards per game), pass- in their final six games. The Crusaders tripled the team’s win to- Gilmore’s 2009 team led the Patriot League in scoring of- ing offense (271.5 yards per game), pass efficiency defense tal from the year prior to his arrival, and finished among the Pa- fense (32.2 points/game), net punting (35.0 yards/punt) and (108.4 rating), first downs (239) and third down conversions triot League leaders in both kickoff returns (first, 23.7 yards per punt returns (9.5 yards/return), while ranking fourth in the (46.3 percent). In addition, seven members of Gilmore’s team return) and passing offense (second, 207.3 yards per game). nation in passing offense (314.9 yards/game) and sixth in to- earned All-Patriot League honors. Gilmore was introduced as the 27th head football coach tal offense (433.6 yards/game). During the 2005 campaign, Gilmore led the Crusaders to in Holy Cross history on January 8, 2004, after serving as de- As the conclusion of the 2009 campaign, two of Gilm- an overall record of 6-5 and a fourth place finish in the Patriot fensive coordinator at Lehigh University for the previous four ore’s players were named All-Americans, while the Crusad- League with a 3-3 mark in conference games. In addition, seasons. During his time with the Mountain Hawks, he helped ers totaled 15 All-Patriot League selections and four spots on Gilmore’s team posted a 13-10 road victory over 10th-ranked lead the team to an overall record of 39-9, two undefeated reg- the All-New England team. In addition, he was named the Pa- Lehigh, good for the school’s first win against a ranked oppo- ular seasons, two Patriot League championships and two trips triot League Coach of the Year and the New England Coach nent since the 2000 season. Following the conclusion of the to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. Gilmore also helped Le- of the Year, and was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award 2005 campaign, seven Crusaders earned All-Patriot League high to first round playoff victories in both 2000 and 2001, and the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year award. honors, with tailback / kick returner Steve Silva being named with the Mountain Hawks winning the 2001 Lambert Cup. In 2008, Gilmore’s Crusaders posted an overall record a consensus first team All-American, and earning National An Academic All-American at the University of Penn- of 7-4 and finished second in the Patriot League with a 5-1 Special Teams Player of the Year honors from Don Hansen’s sylvania, Gilmore graduated in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree conference record. Holy Cross led the league in scoring of- National Weekly Football Gazette. Gilmore’s 2005 team also in computer mathematics. He helped lead the Quakers to four fense (34.4 points/game), passing offense (348.9 yards/game) led the Patriot League in turnover margin (+1.0 turnovers per consecutive Ivy League titles, while earning All-America game), kickoff returns (23.4 yards per return), punt returns honors during his junior and senior years. (16.0 yards per return) and red zone efficiency (scoring 90.5 Gilmore and his wife, Joan, reside in Shrewsbury, Mass., percent of the time). with their two children, Sarah and John.

Holy Cross offers students a broad-based liberal arts education in the Jesuit tradition. Top-ranked nationally by all widely regarded sources, Holy Cross holds itself to its own high standards of teaching, learning, and research. The College devotes itself exclusively to undergraduate educa- tion and promotes close ties between students and faculty. With approximately 2,700 students, Holy Cross is small enough to foster genuine community and large enough to support wide-ranging academic offerings. Graduates go on to prominent academic and professional programs and pursue their individual talents in many careers and service activities. The campus is designed for learning. The hilltop set- ting provides inspiring views, the architecture and landscap- ing are inviting, and the facilities and technology are first rate. Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, a forward-looking city of 170,000 that has many resources, including 13 colleges and universities. With a tradition of academic excellence that dates to its founding in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and has grown increasingly diverse in the last decade.

Worcester, the economic and social center of central Massachusetts, is New England’s third-largest city with a population of 175,500. Holy Cross is one of the area’s 13 colleges and universities, which together make an enormous impact on the area’s culture and economy. Boston, Springfield, Hartford and Providence are all about a one-hour drive. New York City is about three hours away; Cape Cod and the Atlantic Ocean are less than two hours from Worcester; and the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire can be reached in about three hours. Skiing is available at nearby Wachusett Mountain, and water sports enthusiasts can en- joy the hundreds of rivers and lakes in the area, including Lake Quinsigamond. Worcester is home to the DCU Center, a 13,000-seat arena that features big-name rock bands; Mechanics Hall, a world renowned venue for opera, jazz, blues and classical concerts; and the Worcester Art Museum, internationally known as one of the finest small museums in the United States. Worcester has world-class dining, ethnic restaurants, diners, coffee houses, bookstores, shopping, parks and recreation — all within easy reach of campus. DAVID P. ANDERSON ’51, Sports columnist, The New York Times; winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 1981 MARY G. BERNER ’81, President and CEO, Fairchild Publications REP. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP ’72, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrat from New York LEIGH ANNE BRODSKY ’80, Executive vice president, Nickelodeon Consumer Products JOSEPH A. CALIFANO ’52, President and chairman, The National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse; former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare RABBI NORMAN M. COHEN ’72, Rabbi, Bet Shalom Congregation BILLY COLLINS ’63, Former Poet Laureate, consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress, 2001-2003 ROBERT J. COUSY ’50, Basketball legend and NBA Hall of Famer; led the Boston Celtics to an unprecedented five straight NBA titles ANTHONY S. FAUCI, M.D. ’62, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health STANLEY E. GRAYSON ’72, President and Chief Operating Officer, M.R. Beal and Company, NY, NY JULIE A. HALPIN ’84, CEO, The Geppetto Group, advertising company specializing in products for children JOHN P. HAMILL ’61, Chairman of the Board, Sovereign Bank of New England THOMAS W. HEINSOHN ’56, Former Boston Celtics player and coach; NBA Hall of Famer JOHN H. “JACK” HIGGINS ’76, Editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times; winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 DIANE JEMMOTT ’77, Executive Vice President, Carmen Group, Inc. EDWARD P. JONES ’72, 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World CAPT. JOSEPH P. KERWIN, M.D. USN (RET) ’53, First medical doctor in space; senior vice president, Wyle Laboratories PAUL O. LECLERC ’63, President and CEO, New York Public Library CHRISTOPHER J. MATTHEWS ’67, Host of NBC’s “The Chris Matthews Show” and MSNBC’s “Hardball” JOSEPH E. MURRAY, M.D. ’40, Nobel laureate 1990 for the first successful kidney transplant; professor emeritus of surgery, Harvard Medical School JOYCE A. O’SHAUGHNESSY, M.D. ’78, Leading breast cancer researcher and practitioner at Texas Oncology, P.A.; associate director for clinical research and co-director, Breast Cancer Research, at U.S. Oncology; director, Chemoprevention Research JAMES DAVID POWER III ’53, Chairman and CEO, J.D. Power & Associates, consumer ratings of the automobile industry MARY DONAHUE QUINLAN ’76, Vice president and NY advertising director, Network of City Business Journals MOST REV. GEORGE E. RUEGER ’53, Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Worcester, Mass. MARY PAT RYAN ’78, Executive vice president of marketing, Sirius Satellite Radio DANIEL E. SHAUGHNESSY ’75, Sports columnist, The Boston Globe; author of “The Curse of the Bambino” WILLIAM J. “BILL” SIMMONS III ’92, Columnist for Espn.com’s “Page 2” and ESPN The Magazine HON. CLARENCE THOMAS ’71, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court MARY MURPHY WESTOVER ’85, CFO, Greylock Management Corp. ROBERT C. WRIGHT ’65, Vice Chairman and Executive Officer, General Electric Company; Chairman and CEO, NBC Universal MARY AGNES “MAGGIE” WILDEROTTER ’77, President and CEO, Citizens Communications