1948 Holy Cross

5–⁠5, coached by Bill Osmanski.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1948, game by game: won vs. Georgetown 18–7; won vs. Syracuse 33–7; lost at Dartmouth 6–19; lost vs. Brown 6–14; lost vs. Colgate 13–14; lost at Harvard 13–20; won at Duquesne 16–13; won vs. Fordham 13–6; won at Temple 13–7; lost at Boston College 20–21+26−13Won 18–7 vs. Georgetown+11GeorgetownWon 33–7 vs. Syracuse+26SyracuseLost 6–19 at Dartmouth-13DartmouthLost 6–14 vs. Brown-8BrownLost 13–14 vs. Colgate-1ColgateLost 13–20 at Harvard-7HarvardWon 16–13 at Duquesne+3DuquesneWon 13–6 vs. Fordham+7FordhamWon 13–7 at Temple+6TempleLost 20–21 at Boston College-1Boston 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 21–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 33rd-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 1948.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
151–⁠128
Coach
Bill Osmanski
Elo
1487 −31 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−2.0 No. 69 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1949

The 1949 draft
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