1928 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–2
Head coach
CaptainRichard Phelan
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College   –   9 – 0 – 0
West Chester   –   8 – 0 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 0 – 1
Brown   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Penn   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
Drexel   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 NYU   –   8 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 2
Lafayette   –   6 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 2
CCNY   –   4 – 1 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 2 – 3
Columbia   –   5 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 3 – 2
Cornell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 1
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 5 – 1
Lehigh   –   3 – 6 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   2 – 5 – 2
Providence   –   1 – 5 – 3
Vermont   –   1 – 7 – 2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Cleo A. O'Donnell, the team compiled a 5–3–2 record.[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Newport Naval
W 12–0
October 6St. John's
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 44–0
October 13at Rutgers
W 46–0[2]
October 20Fordham
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 13–19
October 27Marquette
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
T 6–610,000[3]
November 3at Brown
L 0–6
November 10Boston University
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 15–0
November 17at Harvard
T 0–0
November 24Providence College
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 44–0[4]
December 1at Boston College
L 0–1935,000[5]

References

  1. ^ "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Holy Cross buries Rutgers eleven to win fourth straight". Hartford Courant. October 14, 1928. p. 2C. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Marquette Draws With Holy Cross". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. Associated Press. October 28, 1928. p. 40. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Scrubs carry Holy Cross to 44–0 victory". The Hartford Courant. November 25, 1928. Retrieved May 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Beantown Team Gridiron Victor". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. International News Service. December 2, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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