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1937 Holy Cross

8–⁠0–⁠2, coached by Edward Anderson, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1937, game by game: won vs. Saint Anselm 21–0; won vs. Providence 7–0; won vs. Georgetown 27–6; won vs. Georgia 7–6; won vs. McDaniel 6–0; tied vs. Temple 0–0; won vs. Colgate 12–7; won at Brown 7–0; tied vs. Carnegie Mellon 0–0; won vs. Boston College 20–0+21Won 21–0 vs. Saint Anselm+21Saint AnselmWon 7–0 vs. Providence+7ProvidenceWon 27–6 vs. Georgetown+21GeorgetownWon 7–6 vs. Georgia+1GeorgiaWon 6–0 vs. McDaniel+6McDanielTied 0–0 vs. Temple0TempleWon 12–7 vs. Colgate+5ColgateWon 7–0 at Brown+7BrownTied 0–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon0Carnegie MellonWon 20–0 vs. Boston College+20Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsSaint AnselmW 21–⁠091%
Oct 2vsProvidenceW 7–⁠092%
Oct 9vsGeorgetownW 27–⁠669%
Oct 16vsGeorgiaW 7–⁠661%
Oct 23vsMcDanielW 6–⁠090%
Oct 30vsTempleT 0–⁠062%
Nov 6vsColgateW 12–⁠771%
Nov 13atBrownW 7–⁠077%
Nov 20vsCarnegie MellonT 0–⁠077%
Nov 27vsBoston CollegeW 20–⁠074%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 20–⁠0; No. 14 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 18
  3. Wk 4: 19
  4. Wk 5: 14
  5. Wk 6: 17
  6. Final: 14

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 1937.

Record
8–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 14 peak No. 14
Points
107–⁠19
Coach
Edward Anderson
Elo
1622 +59 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.3 No. 31 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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