1931 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1931 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its second season under head coach John McEwan, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1931 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell     6 0 3
Colgate     8 1 0
No. 9 Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Cornell     7 1 0
Drexel     7 1 0
No. 7 Harvard     7 1 0
Temple     8 1 1
Columbia     7 1 1
Massachusetts State     7 1 1
Syracuse     7 1 1
Fordham     6 1 2
No. 8 Yale     5 1 2
Army     8 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     6 2 0
Manhattan     4 2 1
Brown     7 3 0
Providence     7 3 0
Penn     6 3 0
NYU     6 3 1
Boston College     6 4 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 4 0
Tufts     3 2 2
Villanova     4 3 2
La Salle     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 5 3
Carnegie Tech     3 5 1
St. John's     3 5 1
CCNY     2 5 1
Boston University     2 7 0
Penn State     2 8 0
Princeton     1 7 0
Vermont     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26St. BonaventureW 32–0
October 3Providence
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 26–6
October 10at Dartmouth
L 7–14
October 17at FordhamT 6–620,000
October 24Rutgers
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 27–0[2]
October 31Brown
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 33–0
November 7Duquesne
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 12–0
November 14at HarvardL 0–7
November 21Loyola (MD)
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 16–14
November 26vs. Boston College
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 7–625,000[3][4][5][6]

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. ^ "Fumbles help Holy Cross to beat Rutgers". Hartford Courant. October 25, 1931. p. 2C. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 26, 1931). "Crusader Expected To Top Eagle Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 26, 1931). "Crusader Expected To Top Eagle Today (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 31. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 27, 1931). "O'Connell's Run In Last Period Brings Holy Cross Triumph". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 27, 1931). "O'Connell's Last Period Run Brings Holy Cross 7-6 Victory (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 17. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .