1933 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1933 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In its first year under head coach Eddie Anderson, the team compiled a 7–2 record.[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1933 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Princeton     9 0 0
Duquesne     10 1 0
No. 9 Army     9 1 0
Boston College     8 1 0
Columbia     8 1 0
Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Colgate     6 1 1
Bucknell     7 2 0
Fordham     6 2 0
Tufts     6 2 0
Villanova     7 2 1
Harvard     5 2 1
Drexel     5 3 0
Massachusetts State     5 3 0
Temple     5 3 0
Manhattan     5 3 1
Cornell     4 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 3 2
La Salle     3 3 2
Syracuse     4 4 0
Yale     4 4 0
Penn State     3 3 1
Brown     3 5 0
Vermont     3 5 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 5 0
NYU     2 4 1
Penn     2 4 1
Northeastern     1 3 1
Boston University     2 5 0
Washington & Jefferson     2 7 1
CCNY     1 5 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Saint Michael'sW 50–0
October 7Catholic University
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 17–7
October 14Providence
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 21–0
October 21at HarvardW 10–7
October 28Brown
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 19–7
November 4at DetroitL 0–2420,000[2]
November 11at ManhattanW 27–6
November 18Springfield
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 19–6
December 2at Boston CollegeL 9–1325,000[3][4]

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. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 5, 1933). "Titans Drop Holy Cross from Ranks of Unbeaten Teams with 24 to 0 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Nason, Jerry (December 2, 1933). "Holy Cross Favored In Today's Contest". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Nason, Jerry (December 2, 1933). "Holy Cross Favored In Today's Contest (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .