1951 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1951 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 19
Record	8–2
Head coach	Eddie Anderson (8th season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field

1951 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bucknell			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
Susquehanna			–					6	–	0	–	0
Trenton State			–					6	–	0	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	0	–	1
No. 19 Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					6	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					6	–	2	–	1
Cornell			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Boston University			–					6	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					3	–	5	–	1
Boston College			–					3	–	6	–	0
Yale			–					2	–	5	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	0
Geneva			–					2	–	5	–	0
Army			–					2	–	7	–	0
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	7	–	0
Tufts			–					0	–	7	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its eighth year under head coach Eddie Anderson, the team compiled an 8–2 record.^[1] The team was ranked at No. 21 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 33–6	24,000	[3]
October 6	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	W 54–20	23,000	[4]
October 13	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–20	30,000	[5]
October 20	NYU	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 53–6	8,000	[6]
October 27	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 41–6	10,000	[7]
November 3	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 34–6	5,000	[8]
November 10	Marquette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 39–13	18,000	[9]
November 18	Quantico Marines	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 39–14	18,000	[10]
November 24	Temple	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 41–7	7,500	[11]
December 1	vs. Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 14–19	40,000	[12]
Homecoming

References

1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Strauss, Michael (September 30, 1951). "Holy Cross Easily Conquers Harvard in Opener Before 24,000 Fans". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
4. Nason, Jerry (October 7, 1951). "H.C. Smothers Fordham 54-20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Nason, Jerry (October 14, 1951). "Tulane Catches Holy Cross, 20-14". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Roberts, Ernie (October 21, 1951). "Holy Cross Pulls Punches, but Belts N.Y.U., 53-6; Sowerby Running Star". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Holy Cross' Power Trims Brown, 41-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 28, 1951. p. S1.
8. Nason, Jerry (November 4, 1951). "Holy Cross Defensive Stalwarts Rout Colgate 34 to 6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Roberts, Ernie (November 11, 1951). "Crusaders Wallop Marquette, 39-13". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Holy Cross Overwhelms Quantico Marines to Post 39 to 14 Victory". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. Associated Press. November 19, 1951. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Holbrook, Bob (November 25, 1951). "Holy Cross Backs Run Wild to Trounce Temple, 41-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Nason, Jerry (November 25, 1951). "B.C. Upsets Holy Cross, 19 to 14". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.