Villanova at Holy Cross

Saturday, October 14, 1944

Holy Cross beat Villanova 26–⁠0. It was their second meeting; after it, Holy Cross led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayVillanova4–⁠4 in 1944
0
HomeHoly Cross5–⁠2–⁠2 in 1944
26

FinalHigh 66°F, low 53°F, 0.05 in. of rainAttendance 32,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: + Football Sunday

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 16, 1944, page 13

    Read the text

    + Football Sunday Holy Cross, 26; villanova, 0. 4th Air Force, 20; Alabama @. q. 20 (tie). Ell Toro Marines, s; San Diego Naval, 0. cambridge Naval, A.; Camden Blue Devils, 7. Bunker Hill Naval. “a; Camp Ellis, O. Algiers Navy. II; r. G. Marine Oficers. 0. Morris Field, 10; Georgia Navy, Z Fort Warren sc; Idaho Southern Branch, 0. Camp Lee. IS; Richmond Army Air, 0. jackson, A. A. B., II; Gulfport A. A. F.. 6. Portsmouth Fleet, 7; Fort Mon roe, 6. Sampson Naval, so; Rochester Cdenbachs. 0. Cornell Jayvees. 10; Watervliet Arsenal, 0. Daniel Field, 10; Charleston Coas, Guard, IA. Alaska Clippers, 26; Great Falls Bombers, 7. Lincoln Army Air, Is; Ottumws Naval, 2. Late Saturday scores: Dickinson IN. Dak.) Teachers, Z; Minot Teachers, O. Camp Campbell Engineers, 20; Fort Knox Armoraiders, O.. United States Naval Amphibs Fort Piercel u: Chatham Air, 8.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Holy Cross 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Villanova leads 14–⁠6 in 20 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.

Recent meetings
2021Villanova 21, Holy Cross 16FCS Championship – Second Round
2009Villanova 38, Holy Cross 28NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round
1980Villanova 45, Holy Cross 13
1979Villanova 29, Holy Cross 14
1977Villanova 24, Holy Cross 0
1976Villanova 56, Holy Cross 21

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