Holy Cross vs. Northeastern

Holy Cross and Northeastern first met in 1971 and have played 4 times; Holy Cross leads the series 3–⁠1. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Holy Cross 3–⁠1.

Holy Cross wins
3
Northeastern wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1971
Longest streak
2 Holy Cross
Current streak
1 Holy Cross
Last 10 meetings
Holy Cross 3–⁠1
Most recent
2009

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s2–⁠0
2000s1–⁠1
Average margin
16.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Holy Cross
2–⁠1 Holy Cross’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Holy Cross first

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Holy Cross and Northeastern, 1971 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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 3, 2009Holy Cross 42, Northeastern 21Neutral site
Sep 9, 2006Northeastern 24, Holy Cross 14at Holy Cross
Sep 15, 1973Holy Cross 38, Northeastern 14at Holy Cross
Oct 30, 1971Holy Cross 17, Northeastern 7at Holy Cross

Every game is listed as played on the field.