1961 Holy Cross

7–⁠3, coached by Edward Anderson.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1961, game by game: lost vs. Villanova 6–20; won at Buffalo 20–8; won at Boston University 20–7; won vs. Dartmouth 17–13; lost at Syracuse 6–34; won vs. Dayton 28–0; won vs. Massachusetts 44–7; lost at Penn State 14–34; won at UConn 14–3; won vs. Boston College 38–26+37−28Lost 6–20 vs. Villanova-14VillanovaWon 20–8 at Buffalo+12BuffaloWon 20–7 at Boston University+13Boston Universi…Won 17–13 vs. Dartmouth+4DartmouthLost 6–34 at Syracuse-28SyracuseWon 28–0 vs. Dayton+28DaytonWon 44–7 vs. Massachusetts+37MassachusettsLost 14–34 at Penn State-20Penn StateWon 14–3 at UConn+11UConnWon 38–26 vs. Boston College+12Boston 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 38–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1961.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠152
Coach
Edward Anderson
Elo
1544 +33 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−3.7 No. 68 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Jack Fellin and Jack Whalen