The Holy Cross football team hosted Harvard on Saturday, Oct. 4.
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Weekly Notes | Holy Cross Football at Richmond

Holy Cross (0-6, 0-1 PL) at Richmond (4-3, 1-2 Ivy)
Saturday, Oct. 18
2 p.m. ET Kickoff
Robins Stadium | Richmond, Va.

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The Holy Cross football team returns to action following its bye week with a matchup at Richmond on Saturday, Oct. 18. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.

This will be the first matchup between the two teams since 1964, and it is the inaugural Patriot League matchup between the two programs, as the Spiders joined the conference as an associate member for football ahead of the 2025 season.

SERIES HISTORY

This will be just the second meeting between the Crusaders and the Spiders on the gridiron, and the first since 1964, when Holy Cross won by a score of 36-22.

SERIES QUICK FACTS   
Overall | Holy Cross leads, 1-0
In Richmond | first meeting
At Robins Stadium | first meeting
Current Win Streak | Holy Cross, one game
First Matchup | 1964 (Holy Cross won, 36-22)
Dan Curran vs. Richmond | 0-0   
Russ Huesman vs. Holy Cross | 0-0
In Overtime | 0-0

WITH A WIN, HOLY CROSS WOULD…

Improve to 19-1 in its last 20 Patriot League road games
Improve to 25-3 in Patriot League contests in the 2020s
Improve to 34-6 in Patriot League action since 2018
Improve to 21-5 in the 2020s in regular-season road games vs. FCS competition
Earn a victory in the first Patriot League matchup between the two programs. 

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