1938 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1938 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 9
Record	8–1
Head coach	Eddie Anderson (6th season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field

1938 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Worcester Tech			–					6	–	0	–	0
No. 18 Villanova			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 9 Holy Cross			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Fordham			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 12 Cornell			–					5	–	1	–	1
Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
CCNY			–					4	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					3	–	2	–	3
Manhattan			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
La Salle			–					4	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	4	–	1
Penn State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hofstra			–					2	–	3	–	1
Duquesne			–					4	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	6	–	1
Providence			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					3	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	6	–	0
Yale			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent 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	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		Providence		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 28–0	12,000	[4]
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 22	2:00 p.m.	Georgia	No. 14	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 29–6	24,000–25,000	[5][6][7][8]
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	36,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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. "Holy Cross scores in every period against Providence to open with victory". The Hartford Courant. September 25, 1938. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Georgia Bows to Holy Cross". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
6. Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Bulldogs Swamped By Crusader Eleven (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 2B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
7. Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Georgia Routed By Crusaders (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
8. Troy, Jack (October 23, 1938). "Jack Troy's Running Story of Holy Cross-Georgia Game at Worcester". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 4B. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "1938 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
10. "Holy Cross Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2017.