1945 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Orange Bowl, L 6–13 vs. Miami (FL)
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 0 – 1
No. 20 Columbia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 1 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   2 – 3 – 2
NYU   –   3 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   1 – 6 – 1
Syracuse   –   1 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   0 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 1945 college football season. The Crusaders were led by first-year head coach John "Ox" DaGrosa and played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts. They finished the regular season with a record of 8–1, ranked 16th in the AP Poll.[1] Holy Cross was invited to the Orange Bowl, played on New Year's Day, where they lost to the University of Miami, 6–13. This was the first and only bowl game in Holy Cross's history.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Dartmouth
W 13–68,000[2]
October 6at Yale
W 21–025,000[3]
October 14VillanovaNo. 12
W 26–726,000[4]
October 20at BrownNo. 19
W 25–025,000[5]
October 27ColgateNo. 15
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 21–025,000[6]
November 4New London Sub BaseNo. 11
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 20–610,000[7]
November 11Coast GuardNo. 13
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 39–66,000[8]
November 17TempleNo. 10
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 6–1425,000[9]
November 25vs. Boston College
W 46–032,457[10]
January 1at Miami (FL)No. 16
L 6–1338,000[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

Rankings

See also: 1945 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP121915111310—1316

References

  1. ^ "1945 Final AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Holy Cross Pushed Hard by Big Green". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Keyes, Frank (October 7, 1945). "Holy Cross Scores First Gridiron Victory over Yale by Score of 21 to 0; Eight Fumbles Shackle Bulldog Running Attack". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ McNulty, Joe (October 15, 1945). "Villanova Bows, 26-7; 26,000 See Holy Cross Gain Third". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 21, 1945). "Holy Cross Routs Brown Team, 25-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ "Holy Cross Whacks Colgate, 21-0; Koslowski's Play Shines for Winners". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. United Press. October 28, 1945. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Birtwell, Roger (November 5, 1945). "Koslowski Whole Show, Holy Cross Wins, 20-6". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Birtwell, Roger (November 12, 1945). "H.C. Tops Coast Guard, 39-6; Kos Gets 21 Points". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 18, 1945). "Temple Upsets Holy Cross, 14-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Nason, Jerry (November 26, 1945). "Miami-Bound H.C. Eleven Forges Record Margin over B.C., 46-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Burns, Jimmy (January 2, 1946). "Last-Play Run Wins for Miami, 13-6; Al Hudson Carries Ball 89 Yards". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1945 Holy Cross Crusaders football team". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.


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