1938 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1938 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 9
1938 record 8–1
Head coach Eddie Anderson (6th season)
Home stadium Fitton Field
1938 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 Villanova   –    8 –0 –1
No. 9 Holy Cross   –    8 –1 –0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –    8 –1 –0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –    8 –2 –0
Army   –    7 –2 –0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –    7 –2 –0
No. 20 Dartmouth   –    7 –2 –0
Boston College   –    6 –1 –2
No. 15 Fordham   –    6 –1 –2
St. Mary's (CA)   –    6 –2 –0
Navy   –    4 –3 –2
Penn State   –    3 –4 –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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 24 Providence Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 28–0  
October 1 Rhode Island Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 46–13  
October 8 Manhattan Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 19–6  
October 15 at Carnegie Tech Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L 6–7  
October 26 Georgia No. 14 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 29–6  
October 29 Colgate No. 14 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 21–0  
November 5 Temple No. 13 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 33–0  
November 12 Brown No. 11 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 14–12  
November 26 vs. Boston College No. 11 Fenway Park • Boston, MA (Rivalry) W 29–7  
#Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:[4][5]

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. ↑ "1937 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Holy Cross Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
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