1936 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1936 Holy Cross Crusaders football Independent 7–2–1 Eddie Anderson 4th Fitton Field The 1936 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1936 college football season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/holy-cross/1936-schedule.html 1936 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule and Results Sports-Reference.com August 9, 2018 The Crusaders were led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Anderson and played their home games at Fitton Field on campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team competed as a football independent. Holy Cross started the year on a five game winning streak, which helped land them a spot in the first ever AP Poll, released on October 19, 1936, being ranked 17th in that poll. Losses to Temple and rival Boston College and a tie to Saint Anselm knocked the Crusaders out of the polls by the end of the year. The team finished with an overall record of 7–2–1. Schedule 1936 AP September 26 w 1936 Bates Bobcats Bates Fitton Field Worcester, MA 45–0 October 3 w Providence Fitton Field Worcester, MA 21–6 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100855213/fighting-friars-give-crusaders-hard-oppo/ Fighting Friars give Crusaders hard opposition The Hartford Courant October 4, 1936 May 1, 2022 Newspapers.com October 10 w y Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH 7–0 October 17 w Manhattan Fitton Field Worcester, MA 13–7 10,000 October 24 w 17 Carnegie Tech Fitton Field Worcester, MA 7–0 October 31 l y 13 Temple Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA 0–3 November 7 w Colgate Fitton Field Worcester, MA 20–13 November 14 w y 17 Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI 32–0 November 21 t 17 Saint Anselm Fitton Field Worcester, MA 0–0 November 28 l y Boston College Fenway Park Boston, MA rivalry 12–13 28,000 Rankings 1936 college football rankings AP 1 7 17 13T NR 17 17 NR NR References Holy Cross Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football seasons Holy Cross Crusaders football