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1951 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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]

1951 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 19
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Eastern college football independents records
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 team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Harvard
W 33–6 24,000 [3]
October 6Fordham
W 54–20 23,000 [4]
October 13at Tulane
L 14–20 30,000 [5]
October 20NYU
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 53–6 8,000 [6]
October 27at Brown
W 41–6 10,000 [7]
November 3Colgate 
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 34–6 5,000 [8]
November 10Marquette
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 39–13 18,000 [9]
November 18Quantico Marines
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 39–14 18,000 [10]
November 24Temple
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 41–7 7,500 [11]
December 1vs. Boston College
L 14–19 40,000 [12]
  •  Homecoming

References

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  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.
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