1943 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1943 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its second year under head coach Ank Scanlan, the team compiled a 6–2 record.[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1943 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
1943 record	6–2
Head coach	Ank Scanlan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field

1943 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					4	–	0	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Army			–					7	–	2	–	1
Holy Cross			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					2	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	0
Princeton			–					1	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26	Dartmouth		L 0–3
October 2	Brown		W 20–0
October 9	Coast Guard		W 32–0
October 16	at Cornell		L 7–20
October 30	Colgate		W 14–7
November 6	Temple		W 42–6
November 14	Villanova		W 12–7
November 21	vs. Tufts		W 41–0

References

1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.