Holy Cross vs. Rhode Island

Holy Cross and Rhode Island have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1938; Holy Cross leads the series 4–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Holy Cross 4–⁠3, and Rhode Island has won the last 2.

Holy Cross wins
4
Rhode Island wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1938
Longest streak
2 Holy Cross
Current streak
2 Rhode Island
Last 10 meetings
Holy Cross 4–⁠3
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s1–⁠0
1970s2–⁠1
1980s1–⁠0
2020s0–⁠2
Average margin
15.3 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Holy Cross
4–⁠1 Holy Cross’s record at home
At Rhode Island
2–⁠0 Rhode Island’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Holy Cross’s biggest win1938: Holy Cross 46, Rhode Island 13by 33 points
  2. Rhode Island’s biggest win1977: Rhode Island 14, Holy Cross 0by 14 points
  3. Upset1977: Rhode Island 14, Holy Cross 0Rhode Island had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Holy Cross and Rhode Island, 1938 on130015001700194019501960197019801990200020102020

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

Sep 13, 2025Rhode Island 9, Holy Cross 7at Holy Cross
Aug 31, 2024Rhode Island 20, Holy Cross 17at Rhode Island
Sep 6, 1980Holy Cross 21, Rhode Island 14at Holy Cross
Sep 22, 1979Holy Cross 35, Rhode Island 6at Holy Cross
Sep 17, 1977Rhode Island 14, Holy Cross 0at Rhode Island
Oct 30, 1976Holy Cross 33, Rhode Island 14at Holy Cross
Oct 1, 1938Holy Cross 46, Rhode Island 13at Holy Cross

Every game is listed as played on the field.