1941 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1941 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–2
Head coach	Joe Sheeketski (3rd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field

1941 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Duquesne			–					8	–	0	–	0
Thiel			–					7	–	0	–	0
Saint Francis (PA)			–					6	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
Rochester			–					6	–	1	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					6	–	1	–	0
Wagner			–					5	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	2	–	0
Coast Guard			–					6	–	2	–	0
Norwich			–					6	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	1
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	2	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
La Salle			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Army			–					5	–	3	–	1
CCNY			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	2
Colgate			–					3	–	3	–	2
Providence			–					3	–	3	–	2
Buffalo			–					3	–	4	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Joe Sheeketski, the team compiled a 4–4–2 record and was outscored by a total of 104 to 103.^[1]

Two Holy Cross players were selected by the United Press as first-team players on the 1941 All-New England football team: quarterback Francis L. Saba and fullback John Grigas.^[2]

Holy Cross was ranked at No. 73 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[3]

The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 19–13	25,000	[4]
October 4	Providence	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 13–0	15,000	[5]
October 11	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 0–6	16,000	[6]
October 18	Ole Miss	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–21	22,000	[7]
October 25	NYU	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 13–0	8,000	[8]
November 1	at Colgate	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	T 6–6	7,000	[9]
November 8	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 13–0		[10]
November 14	Manhattan	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 13–13	12,000	[11]
November 22	Temple	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 13–31	14,000	[12]
November 29	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 13–14	40,000	[13]

References

1. "1941 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
2. "Harvard Linemen Land Five Berths on All-N.E. Team". The Boston Globe. November 26, 1941. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Norman Walker (September 28, 1941). "Louisiana State Tigers Defeated by Eastern Team". The Shreveport Times. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Crusaders Need Breaks To Defeat Friars, 13-0". The Hartford Courant. October 5, 1941. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Orange Nips Holy Cross In 6-0 Clash". Democrat and Chronicle. October 12, 1941. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ole Miss Rebels Trounce Holy Cross 21-0 Before Crowd of 22,000". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 19, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Holy Cross Wallops Weak Violets, 13-0". New York Daily News. October 26, 1941. p. 91 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Holy Cross Ties Colgate, 6 to 6". New York Daily News. November 2, 1941. p. 89 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Crusaders Show Power Defeating Brown, 13-0". The Hartford Courant. November 9, 1941. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Manhattan Comes From Behind to Tie HC, 13-13". New York Daily News. November 16, 1941. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Stan Baumgartner (November 23, 1941). "Temple Triumphs Over Holy Cross". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S5 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Eagles Top HC, 14-13, In Last 2 Minutes". New York Daily News. November 30, 1941. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.