Bucknell vs. Holy Cross

Bucknell and Holy Cross first met in 1953 and have played 24 times; Holy Cross leads the series 18–⁠6. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Holy Cross 8–⁠2, and Holy Cross has won the last 7.

Bucknell wins
6
Holy Cross wins
18
Ties
0
First meeting
1953
Longest streak
7 Holy Cross
Current streak
7 Holy Cross
Last 10 meetings
Holy Cross 8–⁠2
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s0–⁠1
2000s3–⁠4
2010s3–⁠7
2020s0–⁠6
Average margin
18.3 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Bucknell
2–⁠11 Bucknell’s record at home
At Holy Cross
7–⁠4 Holy Cross’s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Bucknell’s biggest win2003: Bucknell 53, Holy Cross 31by 22 points
  2. Holy Cross’s biggest win2022: Holy Cross 57, Bucknell 0by 57 points
  3. Upset2009: Bucknell 23, Holy Cross 17Bucknell had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2018: Bucknell 19, Holy Cross 16Bucknell had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2016: Bucknell 21, Holy Cross 20Bucknell had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Bucknell and Holy Cross, 1953 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Oct 24, 2026Bucknell at Holy Cross upcomingat Holy Cross
Nov 15, 2025Holy Cross 37, Bucknell 20at Bucknell
Nov 16, 2024Holy Cross 40, Bucknell 38at Holy Cross
Oct 7, 2023Holy Cross 55, Bucknell 27at Bucknell
Oct 8, 2022Holy Cross 57, Bucknell 0at Holy Cross
Nov 20, 2021Holy Cross 45, Bucknell 6at Bucknell
Apr 17, 2021Holy Cross 33, Bucknell 10at Bucknell
Oct 5, 2019Holy Cross 21, Bucknell 14at Bucknell
Sep 29, 2018Bucknell 19, Holy Cross 16at Holy Cross
Sep 9, 2017Holy Cross 20, Bucknell 0at Bucknell
Oct 8, 2016Bucknell 21, Holy Cross 20at Holy Cross
Nov 14, 2015Holy Cross 23, Bucknell 7at Bucknell
Nov 15, 2014Bucknell 31, Holy Cross 24at Holy Cross
Oct 12, 2013Holy Cross 51, Bucknell 27at Bucknell
Oct 6, 2012Holy Cross 13, Bucknell 6at Holy Cross
Oct 22, 2011Holy Cross 16, Bucknell 13at Bucknell
Nov 20, 2010Holy Cross 34, Bucknell 9at Holy Cross
Nov 21, 2009Bucknell 23, Holy Cross 17at Bucknell
Nov 1, 2008Holy Cross 34, Bucknell 17at Holy Cross
Oct 27, 2007Holy Cross 45, Bucknell 21at Bucknell
Nov 4, 2006Holy Cross 27, Bucknell 10at Holy Cross
Nov 19, 2005Holy Cross 51, Bucknell 33at Bucknell
Oct 30, 2004Bucknell 42, Holy Cross 27at Holy Cross
Nov 1, 2003Bucknell 53, Holy Cross 31at Bucknell
Oct 10, 195319Holy Cross 40, Bucknell 0at Holy Cross

Every game is listed as played on the field.