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1955 Holy Cross

6–⁠4, coached by Edward Anderson.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1955, game by game: won vs. Temple 42–7; won at Dartmouth 29–21; won at Colgate 15–14; won vs. Quantico Marines 7–0; won vs. Boston University 20–12; lost vs. Syracuse 9–49; won vs. Dayton 13–7; lost at Marquette 6–18; lost at UConn 0–6; lost at Boston College 7–26+35−40Won 42–7 vs. Temple+35TempleWon 29–21 at Dartmouth+8DartmouthWon 15–14 at Colgate+1ColgateWon 7–0 vs. Quantico Marines+7Quantico MarinesWon 20–12 vs. Boston University+8Boston Universi…Lost 9–49 vs. Syracuse-40SyracuseWon 13–7 vs. Dayton+6DaytonLost 6–18 at Marquette-12MarquetteLost 0–6 at UConn-6UConnLost 7–26 at Boston College-19Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsTempleW 42–⁠780%
Oct 1atDartmouthW 29–⁠2146%
Oct 8atColgateW 15–⁠1432%
Oct 16vsQuantico MarinesW 7–⁠080%
Oct 22vsBoston UniversityW 20–⁠1258%
Oct 29vsSyracuseL 9–⁠4954%
Nov 6vsDaytonW 13–⁠790%
Nov 12atMarquetteL 6–⁠1854%
Nov 19atUConnL 0–⁠668%
Nov 26atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠2626%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 26–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 20
  2. Wk 7: 13
Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
148–⁠160
Coach
Edward Anderson
Elo
1410 −35 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−10.0 No. 87 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
James L. Buonopane