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1959 Holy Cross

6–⁠4, coached by Edward Anderson.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1959, game by game: won at Dartmouth 31–8; won vs. Villanova 20–0; won vs. Dayton 8–0; lost at No. 8 Syracuse 6–42; won at Columbia 34–0; won vs. Colgate 14–12; won vs. Boston University 17–8; lost at No. 10 Penn State 0–46; lost at Marquette 12–30; lost vs. Boston College 0–14+34−46Won 31–8 at Dartmouth+23DartmouthWon 20–0 vs. Villanova+20VillanovaWon 8–0 vs. Dayton+8DaytonLost 6–42 at No. 8 Syracuse-36No. 8 SyracuseWon 34–0 at Columbia+34ColumbiaWon 14–12 vs. Colgate+2ColgateWon 17–8 vs. Boston University+9Boston Universi…Lost 0–46 at No. 10 Penn State-46No. 10 Penn StateLost 12–30 at Marquette-18MarquetteLost 0–14 vs. Boston College-14Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atDartmouthW 31–⁠834%
Oct 3vsVillanovaW 20–⁠081%
Oct 10vsDaytonW 8–⁠083%
Oct 17at8SyracuseL 6–⁠4230%
Oct 24atColumbiaW 34–⁠075%
Oct 31vsColgateW 14–⁠1285%
Nov 7vsBoston UniversityW 17–⁠873%
Nov 14at10Penn StateL 0–⁠4629%
Nov 21atMarquetteL 12–⁠3076%
Nov 29vsBoston CollegeL 0–⁠1460%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
142–⁠160
Coach
Edward Anderson
Elo
1483 −32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.0 No. 83 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charles Pacunas

Drafted in 1960

The 1960 draft
Rd 4Vince Promuto OGWashington Redskins