1929 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1929 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Cleo A. O'Donnell, the team compiled a 6–4 record.^[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1929 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Cleo A. O'Donnell (11th season)
Captain	Stuart J. Clancy
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Pittsburgh			–					9	–	1	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					7	–	0	–	2
Bucknell			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Penn			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					7	–	2	–	1
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	1	–	2
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	1
NYU			–					7	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					5	–	2	–	2
Drexel			–					6	–	3	–	1
Temple			–					6	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	1
Army			–					6	–	4	–	1
Providence			–					3	–	3	–	2
Brown			–					5	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
CCNY			–					2	–	4	–	2
Princeton			–					2	–	4	–	1
Boston University			–					3	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28		St. John's	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 19–0
October 5		Providence	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 14–6	8,000	^[2]
October 12		Rutgers	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 20–3
October 19		at Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY (rivalry)	L 0–7
October 26		Marquette	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 14–6	8,000	^[3]
November 2		Brown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–15
November 9		Boston University	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 44–12
November 16		at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–12
November 23		Springfield	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 23–6
November 30	1:45 p.m.	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–12	35,000	^[4]

References

1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. "Holy Cross wins from Providence by 14 to 6 score". The Hartford Courant. October 6, 1929. Retrieved May 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Last Quarter Attack Finishes Marquette, 7-0". Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1929. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 30, 1929). "Eagles And Purple Fir For Big Clash". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 13. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .