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1962 Holy Cross

6–⁠4, coached by Edward Anderson.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1962, game by game: won vs. Buffalo 16–6; won at Colgate 22–0; won at Harvard 34–20; lost at Dartmouth 0–10; lost vs. Syracuse 20–30; won at Dayton 36–14; won vs. VMI 20–14; lost vs. Penn State 20–48; won vs. UConn 36–14; lost at Boston College 12–48+22−36Won 16–6 vs. Buffalo+10BuffaloWon 22–0 at Colgate+22ColgateWon 34–20 at Harvard+14HarvardLost 0–10 at Dartmouth-10DartmouthLost 20–30 vs. Syracuse-10SyracuseWon 36–14 at Dayton+22DaytonWon 20–14 vs. VMI+6VMILost 20–48 vs. Penn State-28Penn StateWon 36–14 vs. UConn+22UConnLost 12–48 at Boston College-36Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsBuffaloW 16–⁠676%
Oct 6atColgateW 22–⁠054%
Oct 13atHarvardW 34–⁠2051%
Oct 20atDartmouthL 0–⁠1044%
Oct 27vsSyracuseL 20–⁠3053%
Nov 3atDaytonW 36–⁠1478%
Nov 10vsVMIW 20–⁠1465%
Nov 17vsPenn StateL 20–⁠4839%
Nov 24vsUConnW 36–⁠1487%
Dec 1atBoston CollegeL 12–⁠4841%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 48–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 16th-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 1962.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
216–⁠204
Coach
Edward Anderson
Elo
1527 −2 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−7.8 No. 83 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Thomas Hennessey and Dennis Golden