1920 Holy Cross football team

1920 Holy Cross football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Cleo A. O'Donnell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field

1920 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					8	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					8	–	0	–	1
Princeton			–					6	–	0	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	0	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	0	–	2
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	2	–	1
Geneva			–					5	–	2	–	1
New Hampshire			–					5	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					6	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	0
Williams			–					5	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	2	–	2
Boston University			–					4	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	4	–	0
Duquesne			–					3	–	3	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island State			–					0	–	4	–	4
Tufts			–					2	–	6	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					1	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					1	–	5	–	2
Villanova			–					1	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					0	–	6	–	0

The 1920 Holy Cross football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its second season under head coach Cleo A. O'Donnell, the team compiled a 5–3 record.^[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–3	10,000	[2]
October 2	U.S. Submarine Base	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 75–0
October 12	at Springfield	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 17–0	5,000	[3]
October 16	at Dartmouth	Hanover, NH	L 14–27		[4]
October 30	Syracuse	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 3–0	10,000
November 13	Colby	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 36–0
November 20	New Hampshire	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 32–0	5,000	[5]
December 4	at Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 0–14	40,000	[6][7]

References

1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. Melville E. Webb Jr (September 26, 1920). "Field Goal Wins for Harvard, 3-0: Holy Cross Puts Up Hard Fight Against Crimson". The Boston Globe. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Holy Cross Is Winner By 17-0". Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 13, 1920. p. 29. Retrieved April 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Green Too Swift For Holy Cross". Boston Post. October 17, 1920. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Holy Cross Riddles N H State, 32 to 0". The Boston Globe. November 21, 1920. p. 21. Retrieved February 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
6. Webb, Melville E. Jr. (December 4, 1920). "Rivals Ready For Big Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. Webb, Melville E. Jr. (December 4, 1920). "Rivals Ready For Big Game Today (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 6. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .