Holy Cross vs. LSU
Holy Cross and LSU have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1939; LSU leads the series 2–1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s LSU 2–1. Share
- Holy Cross wins
- 1
- LSU wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1939
- Longest streak
- 2 LSU
- Current streak
- 1 Holy Cross
- Last 10 meetings
- LSU 2–1
- Most recent
- 1941
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 16.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Holy Cross
- 0–1 Holy Cross’s record at home
- At LSU
- 1–1 LSU’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Coach against coach
| Years | Holy Cross | Series | LSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939–1941 | Joseph Sheeketski | 1–2 | Bernie Moore |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Holy Cross’s side (Sheeketski 1–2 against Moore). 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
1939 · The Tacoma times, Tacoma, Wash., Oct 10, 1939
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 27, 1941 | Holy Cross 19, LSU 13 | at LSU | ||
| Oct 5, 1940 | LSU 25, Holy Cross 0 | at LSU | ||
| Oct 7, 1939 | LSU 26, Holy Cross 7 | at Holy Cross |
Every game is listed as played on the field.