1937 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1937 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1937 college football season. The Crusaders were led by fifth-year head coach Eddie Anderson and played their home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts and Fenway Park in Boston. Despite losing key defensive players from the year prior, the Crusaders' defense was one of the best in the country, allowing only three touchdowns all season.^[1] Holy Cross went undefeated on the year, with a record of 8–0–2, finishing tied for 14th in the final AP Poll.^[2]

1937 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. T–14
Record	8–0–2
Head coach	Eddie Anderson (5th season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field Fenway Park (alternate)
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Villanova			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Fordham			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Dartmouth			–					7	–	0	–	2
No. T–14 Holy Cross			–					8	–	0	–	2
St. Thomas (PA)			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Yale			–					6	–	1	–	1
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston University			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	1
CCNY			–					5	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Manhattan			–					6	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	4
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	3	–	2
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	5	–	2
Hofstra			–					2	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	5	–	1
Penn			–					2	–	5	–	1
Providence			–					2	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	6	–	0
La Salle			–					2	–	7	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Saint Anselm		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 21–0	15,000	^[3]
October 2	Providence		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 7–0		^[4]
October 9	Georgetown		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 27–6
October 16	Georgia		Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 7–6		^[5]
October 23	Western Maryland	No. T–20	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 6–0
October 30	Temple	No. T–18	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 0–0
November 6	Colgate		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 12–7
November 13	at Brown	No. 19	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 7–0
November 20	Carnegie Tech	No. 14	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 0–0
November 27	vs. Boston College	No. 17	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 20–0	35,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. Nelson, Jerry (November 25, 1937). "Holy Cross Defense Proves Baffling as Crusaders Prepare for Battle with Eagles". Daily Boston Globe. p. 29.
2. "1937 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
3. "Holy Cross Victor, 21-0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. September 26, 1937. p. 44. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. "Holy Cross winner over Providence". The Hartford Courant. October 3, 1937. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. McGill, Ralph (October 16, 1937). "Georgia Underdog Against Holy Cross: Bulldogs in Shape Except for Stevens". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 10.
6. "1937 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
7. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2017.