1943 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1943 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its second year under head coach Ank Scanlan, the team compiled a 6–2 record.^[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1943 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Ank Scanlan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					4	–	0	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	1	–	0
Rochester			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Army			–					7	–	2	–	1
Holy Cross			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					2	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	0
CCNY			–					1	–	3	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Holy Cross ranked 43rd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 85.1.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Dartmouth	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–3
October 2	Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 20–0	8,000	[3]
October 9	Coast Guard	Worcester, MA	W 32–0
October 16	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 7–20	5,000	[4]
October 30	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 14–7	10,000	[5]
November 6	Temple	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 42–6
November 14	Villanova	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 12–7
November 21	vs. Tufts	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 41–0

References

1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Holy Cross Victor over Brown, 20 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1943. p. S4.
4. Richardson, William D. (October 17, 1943). "Maceyko Star for Ithacans as Holy Cross Bows by 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. "Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Koslowski Leads Crusaders To 14-7 Win Over Colgate".