1947 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1947 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Ox DaGrosa, the team compiled a 4–4–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 75.^[1]

1947 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–2
Head coach	Ox DaGrosa (3rd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State			–					9	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Buffalo			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Army			–					5	–	2	–	2
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	2
Springfield			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	6	–	0
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	5	–	2
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	8	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	6	–	1
Merchant Marine			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Holy Cross was ranked at No. 61 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[2]

The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Dartmouth	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 0–0	22,000	[3]
October 4	Temple	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 19–13	16,000	[4]
October 11	Villanova	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 6–13	20,047	[5]
October 18	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–7	28,000	[6]
October 25	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 26–0	20,000	[7]
November 1	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 19–20	18,000	[8]
November 8	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 6–6	10,000	[9]
November 15	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–10	28,000	[10]
November 22	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	W 48–0	7,000	[11]
November 29	at Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 20–6	42,500	[12]

References

1. "1947 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Jerry Nason (September 28, 1947). "Holy Cross Halted Thrice Inside Five, Green Never Threatens in 0-0 Draw". The Boston Globe. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Tom Fitzgerald (October 5, 1947). "Holy Cross Employs T Exclusively to Topple Airminded Temple, 19-13". The Boston Globe. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Jerry Nason (October 12, 1947). "Superior Villanova Eleven Held to 13-6 Margin, but Outclasses Holy Cross". The Boston Globe. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Jerry Nason (October 19, 1947). "Lone Foray Into Hoya Territory Wins for Harvard, 7-0". The Boston Globe. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Holy Cross Chews Orange". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 26, 1947. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Holy Cross Runs Roughshod over Syracuse, 26 to 0". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. October 26, 1947. p. 25.
8. "Underdog Brown Fights Back To Nip Holy Cross". The Hartford Courant. November 2, 1947. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Crusaders Sputter to Colgate Tie". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 9, 1947. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Lions Beat Stubborn HC, 10-0, On 2d-Half Drive". The Daily News (New York City). November 16, 1947. p. C41 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "HC, 48-0; Rams Gain ONE Yard". The Daily News (New York City). November 23, 1947. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Holy Cross Triumphs, 20-6; Beats Boston C. 5th in Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 30, 1947. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.