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1950 Holy Cross

4–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Edward Anderson.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1950, game by game: tied at Dartmouth 21–21; won vs. Brown 41–21; lost at Colgate 28–35; lost vs. Syracuse 27–34; lost at Yale 13–14; won at Harvard 26–7; lost at Marquette 19–21; lost vs. Georgetown 14–21; won vs. Temple 26–21; won vs. Boston College 32–14+20−7Tied 21–21 at Dartmouth0DartmouthWon 41–21 vs. Brown+20BrownLost 28–35 at Colgate-7ColgateLost 27–34 vs. Syracuse-7SyracuseLost 13–14 at Yale-1YaleWon 26–7 at Harvard+19HarvardLost 19–21 at Marquette-2MarquetteLost 14–21 vs. Georgetown-7GeorgetownWon 26–21 vs. Temple+5TempleWon 32–14 vs. Boston College+18Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atDartmouthT 21–⁠2117%
Oct 7vsBrownW 41–⁠2137%
Oct 14atColgateL 28–⁠3549%
Oct 21vsSyracuseL 27–⁠3446%
Oct 28atYaleL 13–⁠1424%
Nov 4atHarvardW 26–⁠750%
Nov 11atMarquetteL 19–⁠2130%
Nov 18vsGeorgetownL 14–⁠2158%
Nov 25vsTempleW 26–⁠2155%
Dec 2vsBoston CollegeW 32–⁠1464%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 32–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Led the nationJohnny Turco: kickoff return average (27.4)

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠209
Coach
Edward Anderson
Elo
1403 +40 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−3.5 No. 79 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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