1945 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1945 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Orange Bowl, L 6–13 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 16
1945 record 8–2
Head coach Ox DaGrosa (1st season)
Home stadium Fitton Field

The 1945 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 1945 college football season. The Crusaders were led by first-year head coach John "Ox" DaGrosa and played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts. They finished the regular season with a record of 8–1, ranked 16th in the AP Poll.[1] Holy Cross was invited to the Orange Bowl, played on New Years Day, where they lost to Miami (FL), 6–13. This was the first and only bowl game in Holy Cross's history.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 29 at Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH W 13–6  
October 6 at Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 21–0  
October 13 Villanova No. 12 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 26–7  
October 20 at Brown No. 19 Brown Stadium • Providence, RI W 25–0  
October 27 Colgate No. 15 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 21–0  
November 4 New London Submarine Base No. 11 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 20–6  
November 11 Coast Guard No. 13 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 39–6  
November 17 Temple No. 10 Fitton Field • Worcester, MA L 6–14  
November 25 vs. Boston College Fenway Park • Boston, MA (Rivalry) W 46–0  
January 1 at Miami (FL) No. 16 Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) L 6–13  
#Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:[2]

References

  1. ↑ "1945 Final AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1945 Holy Cross Crusaders football team". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
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