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1899 Holy Cross

5–⁠5, coached by Maurice Connor.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1899, game by game: won vs. Massachusetts 11–0; lost vs. Brown 0–19; won vs. Trinity (CT) 39–0; won vs. WPI 23–0; lost at Williams 5–23; won at Fitchburg YMCA 12–0; lost at Wesleyan (CT) 0–16; lost vs. Tufts 0–6; won vs. Vermont 45–0; lost at Boston College 0–17+45−19Won 11–0 vs. Massachusetts+11MassachusettsLost 0–19 vs. Brown-19BrownWon 39–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+39Trinity (CT)Won 23–0 vs. WPI+23WPILost 5–23 at Williams-18WilliamsWon 12–0 at Fitchburg YMCA+12Fitchburg YMCALost 0–16 at Wesleyan (CT)-16Wesleyan (CT)Lost 0–6 vs. Tufts-6TuftsWon 45–0 vs. Vermont+45VermontLost 0–17 at Boston College-17Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsMassachusettsW 11–⁠093%
Sep 30vsBrownL 0–⁠1950%
Oct 7vsTrinity (CT)W 39–⁠068%
Oct 14vsWPIW 23–⁠087%
Oct 18atWilliamsL 5–⁠2347%
Oct 21atFitchburg YMCAW 12–⁠073%
Oct 28atWesleyan (CT)L 0–⁠1632%
Nov 18vsTuftsL 0–⁠678%
Nov 25vsVermontW 45–⁠085%
Nov 30atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠1739%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 17–⁠0.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
135–⁠81
Coach
Maurice Connor
Elo
1379 −74 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−5.8 No. 28 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
John Kenney