1927 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1927 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Cleo A. O'Donnell, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1927 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tufts     8 0 0
Springfield     7 0 2
Washington & Jefferson     7 0 2
No. 6 Army     9 1 0
No. 2 Pittsburgh     8 1 1
Temple     7 1 0
No. 5 Yale     7 1 0
NYU     7 1 2
Princeton     6 1 0
Villanova     6 1 0
Penn State     6 2 1
Columbia     5 2 2
Bucknell     6 3 1
Colgate     4 2 3
CCNY     4 2 2
Lafayette     5 3 1
Penn     6 4 0
Syracuse     5 3 2
Carnegie Tech     5 4 1
Boston College     4 4 0
Harvard     4 4 0
Rutgers     4 4 0
Cornell     3 3 2
Boston University     3 4 1
Drexel     3 5 1
Fordham     3 5 0
Brown     3 6 1
Vermont     2 6 0
Providence     1 4 2
Franklin & Marshall     1 7 1
Lehigh     1 7 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1St. John'sW 7–0
October 8Dayton
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 18–05,000[2]
October 15HarvardL 6–14
October 22Catholic University
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 23–8
October 29Rutgers
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 39–0[3]
November 5vs. FordhamW 7–2
November 12at MarquetteL 6–1210,000[4]
November 19Boston University
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 19–0
November 26vs. Boston College
L 0–640,000[5][6]

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. ^ "U. of D. Loses, 18-0: Aerial Game of Crusaders Is Too Strong". Dayton Daily News. October 9, 1927. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final drive of Holy Cross wins over Rutgers, 39–0". Hartford Courant. October 30, 1927. p. C3. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Marquette Grid Machine Bumps Holy Cross, 12-6: Eastern Eleven's Passing Attack Fails". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1927. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Great Game Looms Up As Eagles Meet Crusaders". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 26, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Great Game Looms As B. C. Meets H. C. (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 26, 1927. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .