'Saders open against UMass.

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Date: 06 February 2008

Holy Cross' 2008 football schedule announced yesterday includes five home games, beginning with the season opener against Colonial Athletic Association co-champion national quarterfinalist UMass on Sept. 6

After a week off, the Crusaders will travel to Ivy League champion Harvard on Sept. 20. HC will stay on the road to take on Georgetown in its Patriot League opener on Sept. 27, before heading to Yale on Oct. 4.

Other nonleague opponents include Brown (home, Oct. 11) and Dartmouth (away, Oct. 18). HC will finish its season with league games against Lehigh (home, Oct. 25), Bucknell (home, Nov. 1), Fordham (home, Nov. 8), Lafayette (away, Nov. 15) and Colgate (away, Nov. 22).

"I like the fact that we are continuing to play a number of longtime New England rivals in our nonconference schedule," HC coach Tom Gilmore said. "We will also challenge ourselves with some top-notch competition, which will prepare us for the tough opponents we will face in the Patriot League."

The Crusaders will begin spring practice on March 20. Their annual spring game is April 19.

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