1927 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1927 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Cleo A. O'Donnell, the team compiled a 6–3 record.^[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1927 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Cleo A. O'Donnell (9th season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tufts			–					8	–	0	–	0
Springfield			–					7	–	0	–	2
Washington & Jefferson			–					7	–	0	–	2
No. 6 Army			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	1
Temple			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Yale			–					7	–	1	–	0
NYU			–					7	–	1	–	2
Princeton			–					6	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	1	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	2	–	2
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					4	–	2	–	3
CCNY			–					4	–	2	–	2
Lafayette			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	4	–	0
Cornell			–					3	–	3	–	2
Boston University			–					3	–	4	–	1
Drexel			–					3	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					3	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	6	–	1
Vermont			–					2	–	6	–	0
Providence			–					1	–	4	–	2
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	7	–	1
Lehigh			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	St. John's	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 7–0
October 8	Dayton	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 18–0	5,000	^[2]
October 15	Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–14
October 22	Catholic University	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 23–8
October 29	Rutgers	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 39–0		^[3]
November 5	vs. Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 7–2
November 12	at Marquette	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 6–12	10,000	^[4]
November 19	Boston University	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 19–0
November 26	vs. Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–6	40,000	^[5]^[6]

References

1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. "U. of D. Loses, 18-0: Aerial Game of Crusaders Is Too Strong". Dayton Daily News. October 9, 1927. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Final drive of Holy Cross wins over Rutgers, 39–0". Hartford Courant. October 30, 1927. p. C3. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. "Marquette Grid Machine Bumps Holy Cross, 12-6: Eastern Eleven's Passing Attack Fails". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1927. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Great Game Looms Up As Eagles Meet Crusaders". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 26, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. "Great Game Looms As B. C. Meets H. C. (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 26, 1927. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .