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.

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

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s4–⁠0
1920s1–⁠0
1930s1–⁠1
1940s5–⁠1–⁠2
1950s2–⁠5–⁠2
1960s5–⁠4
1970s6–⁠4
1980s0–⁠2
2000s1–⁠6
2010s6–⁠2
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

  1. Dartmouth’s biggest win1976: Dartmouth 45, Holy Cross 7by 38 points
  2. Holy Cross’s biggest win1978: Holy Cross 35, Dartmouth 0by 35 points
  3. Upset1973: Holy Cross 10, Dartmouth 0Holy Cross had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1966: Holy Cross 7, Dartmouth 6Holy Cross had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1960: Holy Cross 9, Dartmouth 8Holy Cross had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsDartmouthSeriesHoly Cross
1903–⁠1905Fred Folsom3–⁠0Frank Cavanaugh
1945–⁠1947DeOrmond McLaughry1–⁠1–⁠1Ox DaGrosa
1950–⁠1954DeOrmond McLaughry1–⁠2–⁠1Edward Anderson
1955–⁠1963Bob Blackman3–⁠5–⁠1Edward Anderson
1971–⁠1975Jake Crouthamel3–⁠2Edward Doherty
1978–⁠1980Joseph Yukica0–⁠3Neil 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

End-of-season Elo ratings of Dartmouth and Holy Cross, 1903 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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

  • The The sun's story of the 1904 game: Dartmouth Downs Holy Cross.

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

  • The Waterbury evening Democrat's story of the 1905 game: uOTy cposS PrATrN

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

  • The Evening star's story of the 1920 game: DARTMOUTH ELEVEN WINS Rallies After Holy Cross Gets Early Score on tumble.

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

  • The Evening star's story of the 1931 game: DARTMOUTH LOSSES OFFSET 14-7 VICTORY Beats Holy Gross, but Four of Best Linenen, Including Yudicky, Seriously Hurt.

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

  • The Evening star's story of the 1942 game: Underdog Dartmouth Trips Power-Laden Holy Cross, 17-6 Runbucks Of Punts Tell Heavily in Scoring By Hanover Team

    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

Sep 22, 2018Dartmouth 34, Holy Cross 14at Holy Cross
Sep 23, 2017Dartmouth 27, Holy Cross 26at Dartmouth
Sep 24, 2016Dartmouth 35, Holy Cross 10at Holy Cross
Oct 18, 2014Dartmouth 24, Holy Cross 21at Dartmouth
Sep 28, 2013Holy Cross 31, Dartmouth 28at Dartmouth
Sep 22, 2012Dartmouth 13, Holy Cross 10at Holy Cross
Oct 15, 2011Holy Cross 25, Dartmouth 17at Holy Cross
Oct 16, 2010Dartmouth 27, Holy Cross 19at Dartmouth
Oct 17, 2009Holy Cross 34, Dartmouth 14at Holy Cross
Oct 18, 2008Holy Cross 44, Dartmouth 26at Dartmouth
Oct 13, 2007Holy Cross 41, Dartmouth 15at Holy Cross
Oct 14, 2006Holy Cross 24, Dartmouth 21at Dartmouth
Oct 15, 2005Holy Cross 28, Dartmouth 16at Holy Cross
Oct 16, 2004Holy Cross 24, Dartmouth 0at Dartmouth
Oct 18, 2003Dartmouth 24, Holy Cross 20at Holy Cross
Oct 3, 1981Holy Cross 28, Dartmouth 0at Dartmouth
Oct 4, 1980Holy Cross 17, Dartmouth 6at Holy Cross
Oct 6, 1979Holy Cross 13, Dartmouth 7at Dartmouth
Sep 30, 1978Holy Cross 35, Dartmouth 0at Holy Cross
Sep 24, 1977Dartmouth 17, Holy Cross 14at Dartmouth
Oct 2, 1976Dartmouth 45, Holy Cross 7at Holy Cross
Oct 4, 1975Dartmouth 28, Holy Cross 7at Dartmouth
Oct 5, 1974Holy Cross 14, Dartmouth 3at Holy Cross
Oct 6, 1973Holy Cross 10, Dartmouth 0at Dartmouth
Oct 7, 1972Dartmouth 17, Holy Cross 7at Holy Cross
Oct 2, 1971Dartmouth 28, Holy Cross 9at Dartmouth
Oct 3, 1970Dartmouth 50, Holy Cross 14at Holy Cross
Oct 4, 1969Dartmouth 38, Holy Cross 6at Dartmouth
Oct 5, 1968Holy Cross 29, Dartmouth 17at Holy Cross
Oct 7, 1967Dartmouth 24, Holy Cross 8at Dartmouth
Oct 1, 1966Holy Cross 7, Dartmouth 6at Holy Cross
Oct 2, 1965Dartmouth 27, Holy Cross 6at Holy Cross
Oct 19, 1963Dartmouth 13, Holy Cross 8at Dartmouth
Oct 20, 1962Dartmouth 10, Holy Cross 0at Dartmouth
Oct 21, 1961Holy Cross 17, Dartmouth 13at Holy Cross
Oct 15, 1960Holy Cross 9, Dartmouth 8at Dartmouth
Sep 26, 1959Holy Cross 31, Dartmouth 8at Dartmouth
Oct 18, 1958Holy Cross 14, Dartmouth 8at Dartmouth
Oct 19, 1957Dartmouth 14, Holy Cross 7at Holy Cross
Oct 20, 1956Dartmouth 7, Holy Cross 7at Dartmouth
Oct 1, 1955Holy Cross 29, Dartmouth 21at Dartmouth
Sep 25, 1954Dartmouth 27, Holy Cross 26at Dartmouth
Sep 26, 1953Holy Cross 28, Dartmouth 6Neutral site
Sep 27, 1952Holy Cross 27, Dartmouth 9at Dartmouth
Sep 30, 1950Dartmouth 21, Holy Cross 21at Dartmouth
Oct 8, 1949Dartmouth 31, Holy Cross 7at Dartmouth
Oct 9, 1948Dartmouth 19, Holy Cross 6at Dartmouth
Sep 27, 1947Holy Cross 0, Dartmouth 0at Holy Cross
Sep 28, 1946Dartmouth 3, Holy Cross 0at Holy Cross
Sep 29, 1945Holy Cross 13, Dartmouth 6at Dartmouth
Sep 30, 1944Dartmouth 6, Holy Cross 6at Dartmouth
Sep 25, 1943Dartmouth 3, Holy Cross 0at Holy Cross
Sep 26, 1942Dartmouth 17, Holy Cross 6at Holy Cross
Oct 10, 1936Holy Cross 7, Dartmouth 0at Dartmouth
Oct 10, 1931Dartmouth 14, Holy Cross 7at Dartmouth
Oct 16, 1920Dartmouth 27, Holy Cross 14at Dartmouth
Oct 6, 1906Dartmouth 16, Holy Cross 0at Dartmouth
Oct 7, 1905Dartmouth 16, Holy Cross 6at Dartmouth
Oct 22, 1904Dartmouth 18, Holy Cross 4at Holy Cross
Oct 3, 1903Dartmouth 18, Holy Cross 0at Dartmouth

Every game is listed as played on the field.