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1951 Holy Cross

8–⁠2, coached by Edward Anderson, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1951, game by game: won at Harvard 33–6; won vs. Fordham 54–20; lost at Tulane 14–20; won vs. New York University 53–6; won at Brown 41–6; won vs. Colgate 34–6; won vs. Marquette 39–13; won vs. Quantico Marines 39–14; won vs. Temple 41–7; lost at Boston College 14–19+47−6Won 33–6 at Harvard+27HarvardWon 54–20 vs. Fordham+34FordhamLost 14–20 at Tulane-6TulaneWon 53–6 vs. New York University+47New York Univer…Won 41–6 at Brown+35BrownWon 34–6 vs. Colgate+28ColgateWon 39–13 vs. Marquette+26MarquetteWon 39–14 vs. Quantico Marines+25Quantico MarinesWon 41–7 vs. Temple+34TempleLost 14–19 at Boston College-5Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atHarvardW 33–⁠653%
Oct 6vsFordhamW 54–⁠2039%
Oct 13atTulaneL 14–⁠2032%
Oct 20vsNew York UniversityW 53–⁠679%
Oct 27atBrownW 41–⁠663%
Nov 3vsColgateW 34–⁠670%
Nov 10vsMarquetteW 39–⁠1370%
Nov 17vsQuantico MarinesW 39–⁠1489%
Nov 24vsTempleW 41–⁠779%
Dec 1atBoston CollegeL 14–⁠1974%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 19–⁠14; No. 19 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 15
  2. Wk 9: 16
  3. Wk 10: 19
  4. Final: 19

Led the nationTom Murphy: punt return yards (533 yds)

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 19 peak No. 15
Points
362–⁠117
Coach
Edward Anderson
Elo
1569 +133 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.2 No. 20 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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