Dartmouth vs. Holy Cross
Dartmouth and Holy Cross first met in 1903 and have played 60 times; Dartmouth leads the series 31–25–4. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Dartmouth 6–4, and Dartmouth has won the last 4. Share
- Dartmouth wins
- 31
- Holy Cross wins
- 25
- Ties
- 4
- First meeting
- 1903
- Longest streak
- 6 Dartmouth
- Current streak
- 4 Dartmouth
- Last 10 meetings
- Dartmouth 6–4
- Most recent
- 2018
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 5–1–2 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 2–5–2 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 5–4 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–6 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 6–2 |
- Average margin
- 12.3 points; 23 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Dartmouth
- 18–14–3 Dartmouth’s record at home
- At Holy Cross
- 10–13–1 Holy Cross’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Dartmouth first
- Shutouts
- 10
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Dartmouth’s biggest win1976: Dartmouth 45, Holy Cross 7by 38 points
- Holy Cross’s biggest win1978: Holy Cross 35, Dartmouth 0by 35 points
- Upset1973: Holy Cross 10, Dartmouth 0Holy Cross had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1966: Holy Cross 7, Dartmouth 6Holy Cross had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1960: Holy Cross 9, Dartmouth 8Holy Cross had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Dartmouth | Series | Holy Cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903–1905 | Fred Folsom | 3–0 | Frank Cavanaugh |
| 1945–1947 | DeOrmond McLaughry | 1–1–1 | Ox DaGrosa |
| 1950–1954 | DeOrmond McLaughry | 1–2–1 | Edward Anderson |
| 1955–1963 | Bob Blackman | 3–5–1 | Edward Anderson |
| 1971–1975 | Jake Crouthamel | 3–2 | Edward Doherty |
| 1978–1980 | Joseph Yukica | 0–3 | Neil Wheelwright |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Dartmouth’s side (Folsom 3–0 against Cavanaugh). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
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

1904 · The sun, New York [N.Y.], Oct 23, 1904

1905 · Waterbury evening Democrat, Connecticut, Oct 9, 1905

1920 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 17, 1920

1931 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 11, 1931

1942 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Sep 27, 1942
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
Every game is listed as played on the field.