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1942 Holy Cross

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Ank Scanlan, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1942, game by game: lost vs. Dartmouth 6–17; lost vs. Duquesne 0–25; won vs. Fort Totten 60–0; lost vs. Syracuse 0–19; won vs. NC State 28–0; tied vs. Colgate 6–6; lost at Brown 14–20; won at Temple 13–0; won vs. Manhattan 28–0; won vs. No. 1 Boston College 55–12+60−25Lost 6–17 vs. Dartmouth-11DartmouthLost 0–25 vs. Duquesne-25DuquesneWon 60–0 vs. Fort Totten+60Fort TottenLost 0–19 vs. Syracuse-19SyracuseWon 28–0 vs. NC State+28NC StateTied 6–6 vs. Colgate0ColgateLost 14–20 at Brown-6BrownWon 13–0 at Temple+13TempleWon 28–0 vs. Manhattan+28ManhattanWon 55–12 vs. No. 1 Boston College+43No. 1 Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsDartmouthL 6–⁠1757%
Oct 3vsDuquesneL 0–⁠2534%
Oct 10vsFort TottenW 60–⁠085%
Oct 17vsSyracuseL 0–⁠1947%
Oct 24vsNC StateW 28–⁠054%
Oct 31vsColgateT 6–⁠648%
Nov 7atBrownL 14–⁠2049%
Nov 14atTempleW 13–⁠040%
Nov 21vsManhattanW 28–⁠068%
Nov 28vs1Boston CollegeW 55–⁠1231%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 55–⁠12; No. 19 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 19

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 1942.

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 19 peak No. 19
Points
210–⁠99
Coach
Ank Scanlan
Elo
1551 +54 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.0 No. 45 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 2John Grigas BChicago Cardinals