1953 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

American college football season

1953 Holy Cross Crusaders football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–5
Head coach|

* Eddie Anderson (10th season)

Home stadium| Fitton Field

Seasons

<- 1952

1954 ->

1953 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Westminster (PA) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Juniata |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 14 Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Hofstra |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In its tenth year under head coach Eddie Anderson, the team compiled a 5–5 record.[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| vs. Dartmouth|

* Manning Bowl
* Lynn, MA

| W 28–6|  10,000 |  [2]
October 3| at Colgate|

* Colgate Athletic Field
* Hamilton, NY

| W 19–6|  6,000 |  [3]
October 10| Bucknell|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| W 40–0|  10,000 |  [4]
October 18| Quantico Marines|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| L 0–17|  20,000 |  [5]
October 24| at Brown|

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI

| L 0–6|  13,000 |  [6]
October 31| Syracuse|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| L 0–21|  15,000 |  [7]
November 7| Boston University|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| W 20–7|  6,000 |  [8]
November 14| Marquette|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| L 7–13|  8,000 |  [9]
November 21| Fordham|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| W 20–7|  12,000 |  [10]
November 28| vs. Boston College|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| L 0–6|  35,000 |  [11]

* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 27, 1953). "Holy Cross Routs Dartmouth by 28-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. ^ Keane, Clif (October 4, 1953). "Holy Cross 19-6 Victor at Colgate". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 - via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Running, Passing of Haley Spark Holy Cross 19-6 Win over Colgate". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. October 4, 1953. p. 3D.
4. ^ Keane, Clif (October 11, 1953). "Holy Cross Romps over Bucknell, 40-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Keane, Clif (October 19, 1953). "Petitbon Paces Marines over Holy Cross, 17-0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Brown Registers Upset over Heavily Favored Holy Cross Team at Providence". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 25, 1953. p. S4.
7. ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 1, 1953). "Syracuse Rips H.C., 21-0 on Stark's Run, Passes". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 43 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 8, 1953). "Aroused Holy Cross Tips B.U., 20-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 45 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Marquette Tops Holy Cross, 13-7". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wis. United Press. November 15, 1953. sect. 4, p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Mozley, Dana (November 22, 1953). "Rams Fail to Budge Jinx, Bow to HC Again, 20-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 109 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Nason, Jerry (November 29, 1953). "B.C. Line Smothers Holy Cross, 6 to 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 44 - via Newspapers.com.

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Holy Cross Crusaders football

Venues|

* Worcester College Grounds (1896–1902)
* Worcester Oval (1897–1902)
* Fitton Field (1903–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1946 Orange Bowl
* Boston College
* Fordham: Ram–Crusader Cup
* Sacred Cod Trophy

Culture & lore|

* The Crusader
* "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!"
* Holy Cross Goodtime Marching Band
* 2021 Patriot League Football Championship Game

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