1931 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1931 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its second season under head coach John McEwan, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.^[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1931 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2–1
Head coach	John McEwan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Eastern college football independents records

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	St. Bonaventure	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 32–0
October 3	Providence	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 26–6
October 10	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–14
October 17	at Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	T 6–6	20,000
October 24	Rutgers	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 27–0		^[2]
October 31	Brown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 33–0
November 7	Duquesne	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 12–0
November 14	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–7
November 21	Loyola (MD)	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 16–14
November 26	vs. Boston College	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 7–6	25,000	^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. "Fumbles help Holy Cross to beat Rutgers". Hartford Courant. October 25, 1931. p. 2C. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 26, 1931). "Crusader Expected To Top Eagle Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 26, 1931). "Crusader Expected To Top Eagle Today (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 31. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 27, 1931). "O'Connell's Run In Last Period Brings Holy Cross Triumph". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 27, 1931). "O'Connell's Last Period Run Brings Holy Cross 7-6 Victory (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 17. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .