1949 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1949 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its second year under head coach Bill Osmanski, the team compiled a 1–9 record.^[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1949 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9
Head coach	Bill Osmanski (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Vincent			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					8	–	0	–	0
Brown			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova			–					8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	3	–	1
Duquesne			–					3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	5	–	2
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					1	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	8	–	0
Harvard			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Georgetown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 13–20	16,000	[2]
October 1	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 6–28	17,000	[3]
October 8	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–31	10,861	[4]
October 15	Duquesne	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–40	7,500	[5]
October 22	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–14	18,000	[6]
October 29	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 14–22	25,000	[7]
November 5	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 35–27	6,000	[8]
November 12	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 13–47	15,000	[9]
November 19	Temple	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–20	5,000	[10]
November 26	vs. Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–76	38,751	[11]
Homecoming

References

1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. Keane, Clif (September 25, 1949). "Georgetown Catches H.C. Napping, Comes from Behind to Win, 20-13". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Brown's Swift and Deceptive Winged-T Attack Stops Young Holy Cross Team". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 2, 1949. p. S5.
4. Keane, Clif (October 9, 1949). "Dartmouth Trounces H.C., 31-7, as Clayton Shines". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Drum, Bob (October 28, 1949). "Holy Cross' Team Bows to Underdogs". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Cunavelis, Jimmy (October 23, 1949). "Yale Drives 99 Yards After Goal Line Stand to Top Crusaders, 14-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
7. Strauss, Michael (October 30, 1949). "Harvard Defeats Holy Cross, 22-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Keane, Clif (November 6, 1949). "Gallo Brilliant as H.C. Edges Colgate, 35-27, for 1st Win". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Reddy, Bill (November 13, 1949). "Custis Paces Orangemen to Third Victory". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Keane, Clif (November 20, 1949). "Temple Beats H.C., 20-7, for Crusaders' 8th Defeat". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Nason, Jerry (November 27, 1949). "Eagles Set Record Mangling H.C., 76-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.