Holy Cross at Fordham

Saturday, November 13, 1954. Holy Cross kept the Ram–Crusader Cup

Holy Cross beat Fordham 20–⁠19. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Holy Cross led the series 10–⁠4–⁠1.

AwayHoly Cross3–⁠7 in 1954
20
HomeFordham1–⁠7–⁠1 in 1954
19

FinalAttendance 13,557

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Holy Cross Edges Rams On Late Score, 20-to

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 14, 1954, page 63

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    Holy Cross Edges Rams On Late Score, 20-to NEW YORK, Nov. .13.-Tom Roberts. a sharpshooting, 49, year-old sophomore, pitched and ran Holy Cross to q fourth quarter touchdown and a 20–⁠19 victory over Fordham today, just when it appeared the favored Crusaders had pitched the game overheard. Roberts scored the deciding touchdown himself after send ling the Crusaders so yards, al most entirely through the air. Dale Hohl, sent in twice to convert, kicked the winning point. Holy Gross Z g go Holy Cross scoring: Touchdowns-Ros- Marino t2G Roberts. Conversions Fordhanl scoring: Touchdowns-Donahue, Palmeiri t2). Conversion -

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)

Fordham 59% to win. Holy Cross won as Elo’s underdog.

Holy Cross leads 23–⁠14–⁠1 in 38 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Fordham 26, Holy Cross 21
2024Holy Cross 19, Fordham 16
2023Holy Cross 49, Fordham 47
2022Holy Cross 53, Fordham 52
2021Holy Cross 52, Fordham 24
2020Holy Cross 34, Fordham 24

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