1943 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1943 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its second year under head coach Ank Scanlan, the team compiled a 6–2 record.[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1943 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
 1942
1944 
1943 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Boston College  401
Franklin & Marshall  710
Dartmouth  610
Rochester  610
No. 11 Army  721
Holy Cross  620
Tufts  620
No. 20 Penn  621
Brown  530
Villanova  530
Colgate  531
Penn State  531
Bucknell  640
Cornell  640
Harvard  221
Yale  450
Pittsburgh  350
Temple  260
CCNY  131
Princeton  160
Carnegie Tech  041
Columbia  080
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Holy Cross ranked 43rd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 85.1.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26DartmouthL 0–3
October 2Brown
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 20–08,000 [3]
October 9Coast GuardWorcester, MAW 32–0
October 16at Cornell
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 7–205,000 [4]
October 30Colgate
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 14–710,000[5]
November 6Temple
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 42–6
November 14Villanova
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 12–7
November 21vs. TuftsW 41–0

References

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  1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Holy Cross Victor over Brown, 20 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1943. p. S4.
  4. Richardson, William D. (October 17, 1943). "Maceyko Star for Ithacans as Holy Cross Bows by 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. "Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Koslowski Leads Crusaders To 14-7 Win Over Colgate".