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1938 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 9
Record8–1
Head coach
Home stadium Fitton Field
Seasons
←  1937
1939 →
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Worcester Tech   –   6 – 0 – 0
No. 18 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Holy Cross   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 15 Fordham   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 12 Cornell   –   5 – 1 – 1
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Dartmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 0
CCNY   –   4 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   3 – 2 – 3
Manhattan   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
La Salle   –   4 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hofstra   –   2 – 3 – 1
Duquesne   –   4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 6 – 1
Providence   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   3 – 6 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 6 – 0
Yale   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1938 college football season. The Crusaders were led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Anderson and played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts. Holy Cross's sole loss on the year came on a road trip to Carnegie Tech, where a missed extra point by the Crusaders prevented the tie. [1] They finished ninth in the final AP Poll, [2] the best finish in the Crusaders' history. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Providence
W 28–012,000 [4]
October 1 Rhode Island
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 46–13
October 8 Manhattan
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 19–6
October 15at Carnegie Tech
L 6–7
October 222:00 p.m. GeorgiaNo. 14
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 29–624,000–25,000 [5] [6] [7] [8]
October 29 ColgateNo. 14
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 21–0
November 5 TempleNo. 13
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 33–0
November 12 BrownNo. 11
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 14–12
November 26vs. Boston CollegeNo. 11
W 29–736,000

[9] [10]

References

  1. ^ "Carnegie Tech Knocks Holy Cross From Undefeated in Pittsburgh Thriller, Winning Out, 7 to 6". Daily Boston Globe. October 16, 1938.
  2. ^ "1938 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Holy Cross Crusaders School History". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross scores in every period against Providence to open with victory". The Hartford Courant. September 25, 1938. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Georgia Bows to Holy Cross". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Bulldogs Swamped By Crusader Eleven (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 2B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Georgia Routed By Crusaders (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Jack Troy's Running Story of Holy Cross-Georgia Game at Worcester". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "1938 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  10. ^ "Holy Cross Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2017.


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1938 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 9
Record8–1
Head coach
Home stadium Fitton Field
Seasons
←  1937
1939 →
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Worcester Tech   –   6 – 0 – 0
No. 18 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Holy Cross   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 15 Fordham   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 12 Cornell   –   5 – 1 – 1
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Dartmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 0
CCNY   –   4 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   3 – 2 – 3
Manhattan   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
La Salle   –   4 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hofstra   –   2 – 3 – 1
Duquesne   –   4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 6 – 1
Providence   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   3 – 6 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 6 – 0
Yale   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1938 college football season. The Crusaders were led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Anderson and played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts. Holy Cross's sole loss on the year came on a road trip to Carnegie Tech, where a missed extra point by the Crusaders prevented the tie. [1] They finished ninth in the final AP Poll, [2] the best finish in the Crusaders' history. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Providence
W 28–012,000 [4]
October 1 Rhode Island
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 46–13
October 8 Manhattan
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 19–6
October 15at Carnegie Tech
L 6–7
October 222:00 p.m. GeorgiaNo. 14
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 29–624,000–25,000 [5] [6] [7] [8]
October 29 ColgateNo. 14
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 21–0
November 5 TempleNo. 13
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 33–0
November 12 BrownNo. 11
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 14–12
November 26vs. Boston CollegeNo. 11
W 29–736,000

[9] [10]

References

  1. ^ "Carnegie Tech Knocks Holy Cross From Undefeated in Pittsburgh Thriller, Winning Out, 7 to 6". Daily Boston Globe. October 16, 1938.
  2. ^ "1938 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Holy Cross Crusaders School History". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross scores in every period against Providence to open with victory". The Hartford Courant. September 25, 1938. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Georgia Bows to Holy Cross". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Bulldogs Swamped By Crusader Eleven (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 2B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Georgia Routed By Crusaders (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Jack Troy's Running Story of Holy Cross-Georgia Game at Worcester". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "1938 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  10. ^ "Holy Cross Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2017.


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