Amherst vs. Holy Cross
Amherst and Holy Cross first met in 1897 and have played 5 times; the series is tied 2–2–1. Over the last 5 meetings it’s even at 2–2. Share
- Amherst wins
- 2
- Holy Cross wins
- 2
- Ties
- 1
- First meeting
- 1897
- Longest streak
- 1 Amherst
- Current streak
- 1 Holy Cross
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 2–2
- Most recent
- 1905
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 20.6 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Amherst
- 2–0–1 Amherst’s record at home
- At Holy Cross
- 2–0 Holy Cross’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Amherst’s biggest win1904: Amherst 40, Holy Cross 6by 34 points
- Holy Cross’s biggest win1903: Holy Cross 36, Amherst 0by 36 points
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers
1902 · The Providence news, Providence [R.I.], Oct 16, 1902
1904 · The Washington times, District of Columbia, Nov 7, 1904
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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Nov 4, 1905 | Holy Cross 9, Amherst 0 | at Holy Cross | ||
| Nov 5, 1904 | Amherst 40, Holy Cross 6 | at Amherst | ||
| Oct 24, 1903 | Holy Cross 36, Amherst 0 | at Holy Cross | ||
| Oct 11, 1902 | Amherst 29, Holy Cross 5 | at Amherst | ||
| Nov 13, 1897 | Amherst 6, Holy Cross 6 | at Amherst |
Every game is listed as played on the field.