1954 Holy Cross

3–⁠7, coached by Edward Anderson.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1954, game by game: lost at Dartmouth 26–27; lost vs. Colgate 0–18; lost at Miami 20–26; lost vs. Marquette 14–19; won vs. Boston University 14–13; lost at Syracuse 20–25; lost at Penn State 7–39; won at Fordham 20–19; won vs. UConn 46–26; lost at Boston College 13–31+20−32Lost 26–27 at Dartmouth-1DartmouthLost 0–18 vs. Colgate-18ColgateLost 20–26 at Miami-6MiamiLost 14–19 vs. Marquette-5MarquetteWon 14–13 vs. Boston University+1Boston Universi…Lost 20–25 at Syracuse-5SyracuseLost 7–39 at Penn State-32Penn StateWon 20–19 at Fordham+1FordhamWon 46–26 vs. UConn+20UConnLost 13–31 at Boston College-18Boston 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 31–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
180–⁠243
Coach
Edward Anderson
Elo
1417 −78 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−9.4 No. 87 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Louis P. Hettinger