1952 Holy Cross

8–⁠2, coached by Edward Anderson.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1952, game by game: won at Dartmouth 27–9; won vs. Fordham 12–7; won at New York University 35–0; won vs. Brown 46–0; lost at Syracuse 19–20; won at Marquette 7–0; won vs. Colgate 13–7; lost vs. Quantico Marines 18–27; won vs. Temple 28–0; won vs. Boston College 21–7+46−9Won 27–9 at Dartmouth+18DartmouthWon 12–7 vs. Fordham+5FordhamWon 35–0 at New York University+35New York Univer…Won 46–0 vs. Brown+46BrownLost 19–20 at Syracuse-1SyracuseWon 7–0 at Marquette+7MarquetteWon 13–7 vs. Colgate+6ColgateLost 18–27 vs. Quantico Marines-9Quantico MarinesWon 28–0 vs. Temple+28TempleWon 21–7 vs. Boston College+14Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 20
Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
226–⁠77
Coach
Edward Anderson
Elo
1602 +56 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.9 No. 45 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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