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1939 Holy Cross

7–⁠2, coached by Joseph Sheeketski.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1939, game by game: won vs. Manhattan 28–0; lost vs. LSU 7–26; won at Georgia 13–0; won at Brown 20–0; won vs. Colgate 27–7; won vs. Providence 46–0; won vs. Temple 14–0; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 21–0; lost at Boston College 0–14+46−19Won 28–0 vs. Manhattan+28ManhattanLost 7–26 vs. LSU-19LSUWon 13–0 at Georgia+13GeorgiaWon 20–0 at Brown+20BrownWon 27–7 vs. Colgate+20ColgateWon 46–0 vs. Providence+46ProvidenceWon 14–0 vs. Temple+14TempleWon 21–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+21Carnegie MellonLost 0–14 at Boston College-14Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsManhattanW 28–⁠074%
Oct 7vsLSUL 7–⁠2670%
Oct 14atGeorgiaW 13–⁠060%
Oct 21atBrownW 20–⁠063%
Oct 28vsColgateW 27–⁠775%
Nov 4vsProvidenceW 46–⁠095%
Nov 11vsTempleW 14–⁠081%
Nov 18vsCarnegie MellonW 21–⁠072%
Dec 2atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠1454%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 18
  2. Wk 6: 11
  3. Wk 7: 10

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 1939.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
176–⁠47
Coach
Joseph Sheeketski
Elo
1638 +27 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.6 No. 17 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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