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1965 Holy Cross

2–⁠7–⁠1, coached by Mel Massucco.

Schedule and results

Holy Cross in 1965, game by game: lost at Harvard 7–17; lost vs. Dartmouth 6–27; lost at Colgate 3–7; tied vs. Boston University 7–7; lost at Syracuse 6–32; won vs. Buffalo 20–7; lost at Massachusetts 0–27; lost at Rutgers 0–14; won at UConn 22–0; lost vs. Boston College 0–35+22−35Lost 7–17 at Harvard-10HarvardLost 6–27 vs. Dartmouth-21DartmouthLost 3–7 at Colgate-4ColgateTied 7–7 vs. Boston University0Boston Universi…Lost 6–32 at Syracuse-26SyracuseWon 20–7 vs. Buffalo+13BuffaloLost 0–27 at Massachusetts-27MassachusettsLost 0–14 at Rutgers-14RutgersWon 22–0 at UConn+22UConnLost 0–35 vs. Boston College-35Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atHarvardL 7–⁠1733%
Oct 2vsDartmouthL 6–⁠2741%
Oct 9atColgateL 3–⁠728%
Oct 16vsBoston UniversityT 7–⁠764%
Oct 23atSyracuseL 6–⁠3220%
Oct 30vsBuffaloW 20–⁠750%
Nov 6atMassachusettsL 0–⁠2753%
Nov 13atRutgersL 0–⁠1449%
Nov 20atUConnW 22–⁠049%
Nov 27vsBoston CollegeL 0–⁠3540%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
2–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
71–⁠173
Coach
Mel Massucco
Elo
1358 −94 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−17.2 No. 108 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Joseph T. Lilly and Earl Kirmser