Carnegie Mellon vs. Holy Cross

Carnegie Mellon and Holy Cross first met in 1935 and have played 6 times; Holy Cross leads the series 4–⁠1–⁠1. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Holy Cross 4–⁠1, and Holy Cross has won the last 2.

Carnegie Mellon wins
1
Holy Cross wins
4
Ties
1
First meeting
1935
Longest streak
2 Holy Cross
Current streak
2 Holy Cross
Last 10 meetings
Holy Cross 4–⁠1
Most recent
1940

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s1–⁠3–⁠1
1940s0–⁠1
Average margin
9 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Carnegie Mellon
1–⁠0 Carnegie Mellon’s record at home
At Holy Cross
4–⁠0–⁠1 Holy Cross’s record at home
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Carnegie Mellon’s biggest win1938: Carnegie Mellon 7, Holy Cross 6by 1 points
  2. Holy Cross’s biggest win1939: Holy Cross 21, Carnegie Mellon 0by 21 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Carnegie Mellon and Holy Cross, 1935 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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 12, 1940Holy Cross 18, Carnegie Mellon 0at Holy Cross
Nov 18, 193918Holy Cross 21, Carnegie Mellon 0at Holy Cross
Oct 15, 1938Carnegie Mellon 7, Holy Cross 6at Carnegie Mellon
Nov 20, 193714Holy Cross 0, Carnegie Mellon 0at Holy Cross
Oct 24, 193617Holy Cross 7, Carnegie Mellon 0at Holy Cross
Nov 9, 1935Holy Cross 7, Carnegie Mellon 0at Holy Cross

Every game is listed as played on the field.