1938 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1938 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1938 college football season. The Crusaders were led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Anderson and played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts. Holy Cross's sole loss on the year came on a road trip to Carnegie Tech, where a missed extra point by the Crusaders prevented the tie.[1] They finished ninth in the final AP Poll,[2] the best finish in the Crusaders' history.[3]

1938 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 9
1938 record	8–1
Head coach	Eddie Anderson (6th season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field

1938 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Villanova			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 9 Holy Cross			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Fordham			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 12 Cornell			–					5	–	1	–	1
Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					3	–	2	–	3
Manhattan			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
La Salle			–					4	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					4	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hofstra			–					2	–	3	–	1
Duquesne			–					4	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	6	–	1
Columbia			–					3	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	6	–	0
Yale			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 24	Providence		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 28–0
October 1	Rhode Island		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 46–13
October 8	Manhattan		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 19–6
October 15	at Carnegie Tech		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–7
October 26	Georgia	No. 14	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 29–6
October 29	Colgate	No. 14	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 21–0
November 5	Temple	No. 13	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 33–0
November 12	Brown	No. 11	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 14–12
November 26	vs. Boston College	No. 11	Fenway Park Boston, MA (Rivalry)	W 29–7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[4][5]

References

1. "Carnegie Tech Knocks Holy Cross From Undefeated in Pittsburgh Thriller, Winning Out, 7 to 6". Daily Boston Globe. October 16, 1938.
2. "1938 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
3. "Holy Cross Crusaders School History". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
4. "1937 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
5. "Holy Cross Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2017.