1953 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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.

1953 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
1953 record	5–5
Head coach	Eddie Anderson (10th season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field

1953 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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.