1940 Holy Cross

4–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Joseph Sheeketski.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1940, game by game: won vs. Providence 34–6; lost at LSU 0–25; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 18–0; won at New York University 13–7; lost at Brown 6–9; lost vs. Colgate 0–6; lost vs. Ole Miss 7–34; tied vs. Temple 6–6; won vs. Manhattan 33–25; lost at No. 4 Boston College 0–7+28−27Won 34–6 vs. Providence+28ProvidenceLost 0–25 at LSU-25LSUWon 18–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+18Carnegie MellonWon 13–7 at New York University+6New York Univer…Lost 6–9 at Brown-3BrownLost 0–6 vs. Colgate-6ColgateLost 7–34 vs. Ole Miss-27Ole MissTied 6–6 vs. Temple0TempleWon 33–25 vs. Manhattan+8ManhattanLost 0–7 at No. 4 Boston College-7No. 4 Boston 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 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

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 1940.

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
117–⁠125
Coach
Joseph Sheeketski
Elo
1518 −74 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−3.1 No. 75 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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