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1947 Holy Cross

4–⁠4–⁠2, coached by Ox DaGrosa.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1947, game by game: tied vs. Dartmouth 0–0; won vs. Temple 19–13; lost vs. Villanova 6–13; lost at Harvard 0–7; won at Syracuse 26–0; lost at Brown 19–20; tied vs. Colgate 6–6; lost at Columbia 0–10; won vs. Fordham 48–0; won vs. Boston College 20–6+48−10Tied 0–0 vs. Dartmouth0DartmouthWon 19–13 vs. Temple+6TempleLost 6–13 vs. Villanova-7VillanovaLost 0–7 at Harvard-7HarvardWon 26–0 at Syracuse+26SyracuseLost 19–20 at Brown-1BrownTied 6–6 vs. Colgate0ColgateLost 0–10 at Columbia-10ColumbiaWon 48–0 vs. Fordham+48FordhamWon 20–6 vs. Boston College+14Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsDartmouthT 0–⁠074%
Oct 4vsTempleW 19–⁠1363%
Oct 11vsVillanovaL 6–⁠1357%
Oct 18atHarvardL 0–⁠748%
Oct 25atSyracuseW 26–⁠054%
Nov 1atBrownL 19–⁠2061%
Nov 8vsColgateT 6–⁠671%
Nov 15atColumbiaL 0–⁠1036%
Nov 22vsFordhamW 48–⁠083%
Nov 29vsBoston CollegeW 20–⁠653%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 20–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 15th-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 1947.

Record
4–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
144–⁠75
Coach
Ox DaGrosa
Elo
1528 +3 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−0.1 No. 60 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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