1953 Holy Cross

5–⁠5, coached by Edward Anderson.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1953, game by game: won vs. Dartmouth 28–6; won at Colgate 19–6; won vs. Bucknell 40–0; lost vs. Quantico Marines 0–17; lost at Brown 0–6; lost vs. Syracuse 0–21; won vs. Boston University 20–7; lost vs. Marquette 7–13; won vs. Fordham 20–7; lost at Boston College 0–6+40−21Won 28–6 vs. Dartmouth+22DartmouthWon 19–6 at Colgate+13ColgateWon 40–0 vs. Bucknell+40BucknellLost 0–17 vs. Quantico Marines-17Quantico MarinesLost 0–6 at Brown-6BrownLost 0–21 vs. Syracuse-21SyracuseWon 20–7 vs. Boston University+13Boston Universi…Lost 7–13 vs. Marquette-6MarquetteWon 20–7 vs. Fordham+13FordhamLost 0–6 at Boston College-6Boston 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 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 20
  2. Wk 3: 19
Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
134–⁠89
Coach
Edward Anderson
Elo
1492 −75 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
0.0 No. 57 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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