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1946 Holy Cross

5–⁠4, coached by Ox DaGrosa.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1946, game by game: lost vs. Dartmouth 0–3; won vs. Detroit Mercy 16–14; lost vs. Villanova 13–14; lost vs. Syracuse 12–21; lost at No. 20 Harvard 6–13; won vs. Brown 21–19; won vs. Colgate 21–6; won at Temple 12–7; won vs. No. 17 Boston College 13–6+15−9Lost 0–3 vs. Dartmouth-3DartmouthWon 16–14 vs. Detroit Mercy+2Detroit MercyLost 13–14 vs. Villanova-1VillanovaLost 12–21 vs. Syracuse-9SyracuseLost 6–13 at No. 20 Harvard-7No. 20 HarvardWon 21–19 vs. Brown+2BrownWon 21–6 vs. Colgate+15ColgateWon 12–7 at Temple+5TempleWon 13–6 vs. No. 17 Boston College+7No. 17 Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsDartmouthL 0–⁠375%
Oct 5vsDetroit MercyW 16–⁠1462%
Oct 12vsVillanovaL 13–⁠1462%
Oct 19vsSyracuseL 12–⁠2177%
Oct 26at20HarvardL 6–⁠1340%
Nov 2vsBrownW 21–⁠1963%
Nov 9vsColgateW 21–⁠669%
Nov 23atTempleW 12–⁠747%
Nov 30vs17Boston CollegeW 13–⁠657%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 13–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 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 1946.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
114–⁠103
Coach
Ox DaGrosa
Elo
1538 −18 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−0.1 No. 63 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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