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1949 Holy Cross

1–⁠9, coached by Bill Osmanski.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1949, game by game: lost vs. Georgetown 13–20; lost at Brown 6–28; lost at Dartmouth 7–31; lost vs. Duquesne 14–40; lost at Yale 7–14; lost at Harvard 14–22; won vs. Colgate 35–27; lost at Syracuse 13–47; lost vs. Temple 7–20; lost at Boston College 0–76+8−76Lost 13–20 vs. Georgetown-7GeorgetownLost 6–28 at Brown-22BrownLost 7–31 at Dartmouth-24DartmouthLost 14–40 vs. Duquesne-26DuquesneLost 7–14 at Yale-7YaleLost 14–22 at Harvard-8HarvardWon 35–27 vs. Colgate+8ColgateLost 13–47 at Syracuse-34SyracuseLost 7–20 vs. Temple-13TempleLost 0–76 at Boston College-76Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsGeorgetownL 13–⁠2062%
Oct 1atBrownL 6–⁠2836%
Oct 8atDartmouthL 7–⁠3130%
Oct 15vsDuquesneL 14–⁠4065%
Oct 22atYaleL 7–⁠1430%
Oct 29atHarvardL 14–⁠2241%
Nov 5vsColgateW 35–⁠2759%
Nov 12atSyracuseL 13–⁠4747%
Nov 19vsTempleL 7–⁠2048%
Nov 26atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠7618%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 76–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
116–⁠325
Coach
Bill Osmanski
Elo
1295 −196 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−22.4 No. 110 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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