1936 Holy Cross

7–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Edward Anderson.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1936, game by game: won vs. Bates 45–0; won vs. Providence 21–6; won at Dartmouth 7–0; won vs. Manhattan 13–7; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 7–0; lost at Temple 0–3; won vs. Colgate 20–13; won at Brown 32–0; tied vs. Saint Anselm 0–0; lost at Boston College 12–13+45−3Won 45–0 vs. Bates+45BatesWon 21–6 vs. Providence+15ProvidenceWon 7–0 at Dartmouth+7DartmouthWon 13–7 vs. Manhattan+6ManhattanWon 7–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+7Carnegie MellonLost 0–3 at Temple-3TempleWon 20–13 vs. Colgate+7ColgateWon 32–0 at Brown+32BrownTied 0–0 vs. Saint Anselm0Saint AnselmLost 12–13 at Boston College-1Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 13–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 4: 17
  4. Wk 5: 17

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1936.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
157–⁠42
Coach
Edward Anderson
Elo
1593 +48 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
10.7 No. 24 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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