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1941 Holy Cross

4–⁠4–⁠2, coached by Joseph Sheeketski.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1941, game by game: won at LSU 19–13; won vs. Providence 13–0; lost at Syracuse 0–6; lost vs. Ole Miss 0–21; won vs. New York University 13–0; tied at Colgate 6–6; won at Brown 13–0; tied vs. Manhattan 13–13; lost vs. Temple 13–31; lost at Boston College 13–14+13−21Won 19–13 at LSU+6LSUWon 13–0 vs. Providence+13ProvidenceLost 0–6 at Syracuse-6SyracuseLost 0–21 vs. Ole Miss-21Ole MissWon 13–0 vs. New York University+13New York Univer…Tied 6–6 at Colgate0ColgateWon 13–0 at Brown+13BrownTied 13–13 vs. Manhattan0ManhattanLost 13–31 vs. Temple-18TempleLost 13–14 at Boston College-1Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atLSUW 19–⁠1339%
Oct 4vsProvidenceW 13–⁠091%
Oct 11atSyracuseL 0–⁠651%
Oct 18vsOle MissL 0–⁠2148%
Oct 25vsNew York UniversityW 13–⁠069%
Nov 1atColgateT 6–⁠644%
Nov 8atBrownW 13–⁠042%
Nov 15vsManhattanT 13–⁠1369%
Nov 22vsTempleL 13–⁠3159%
Nov 29atBoston CollegeL 13–⁠1425%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 14–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 27th-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 1941.

Record
4–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
103–⁠104
Coach
Joseph Sheeketski
Elo
1496 −17 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.9 No. 61 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1942

The 1942 draft
Rd 3Joe Boratyn BChicago Bears
Rd 5Joe Zeno OGWashington Redskins