1905 Holy Cross

6–⁠3, coached by Frank Cavanaugh.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1905, game by game: won vs. Massachusetts 17–0; lost at Dartmouth 6–16; lost at Yale 0–30; won vs. WPI 12–6; won at Springfield 32–0; won vs. Amherst 9–0; lost at Syracuse 4–15; won vs. Tufts 12–2; won at Fordham 28–5+32−30Won 17–0 vs. Massachusetts+17MassachusettsLost 6–16 at Dartmouth-10DartmouthLost 0–30 at Yale-30YaleWon 12–6 vs. WPI+6WPIWon 32–0 at Springfield+32SpringfieldWon 9–0 vs. Amherst+9AmherstLost 4–15 at Syracuse-11SyracuseWon 12–2 vs. Tufts+10TuftsWon 28–5 at Fordham+23Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsMassachusettsW 17–⁠081%
Oct 7atDartmouthL 6–⁠1621%
Oct 14atYaleL 0–⁠3016%
Oct 21vsWPIW 12–⁠689%
Oct 28atSpringfieldW 32–⁠081%
Nov 4vsAmherstW 9–⁠041%
Nov 11atSyracuseL 4–⁠1545%
Nov 18vsTuftsW 12–⁠277%
Nov 30atFordhamW 28–⁠557%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fordham 28–⁠5.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
120–⁠74
Coach
Frank Cavanaugh
Elo
1523 +50 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−8.4 No. 54 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
George S.L. Connor