1937 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1937 Holy Cross Crusaders football Independent T–14 8–0–2 Eddie Anderson 5th Fitton FieldFenway Park (alternate) 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.Holy Cross Defense Proves Baffling as Crusaders Prepare for Battle with Eagles November 25, 1937 Daily Boston Globe Nelson Jerry 29 Holy Cross went undefeated on the year, with a record of 8–0–2, finishing tied for 14th in the final AP poll. Schedule 1937 AP September 25 w 1937 Saint Anselm Hawks Saint Anselm Fitton Field Worcester, MA 21–0 15,000 Holy Cross Victor, 21-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79213823/democrat-and-chronicle/ Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, New York Associated Press September 26, 1937 44 June 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 2 w Providence Fitton Field Worcester, MA 7–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100847997/holy-cross-winner-over-providence/ Holy Cross winner over Providence The Hartford Courant October 3, 1937 May 1, 2022 Newspapers.com October 9 w Georgetown Fitton Field Worcester, MA 27–6 October 16 w Georgia Fenway Park Boston, MA 7–6 Georgia Underdog Against Holy Cross: Bulldogs in Shape Except for Stevens The Atlanta Constitution October 16, 1937 McGill Ralph 10 October 23 w T–20 1937 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland Fitton Field Worcester, MA 6–0 October 30 t T–18 Temple Fitton Field Worcester, MA 0–0 November 6 w Colgate Fitton Field Worcester, MA 12–7 November 13 w y 19 Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI 7–0 November 20 t 14 Carnegie Tech Fitton Field Worcester, MA 0–0 November 27 w y 17 Boston College Fenway Park Boston, MA rivalry 20–0 35,000 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/holy-cross/1937-schedule.html 1937 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule and Results Sports-Reference.com May 13, 2017http://cfbdatawarehouse.com:80/data/active/h/holy_cross/1935-1939_yearly_results.php Holy Cross Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse https://web.archive.org/web/20160813012649/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/h/holy_cross/1935-1939_yearly_results.php August 13, 2016 May 13, 2017 dead References Holy Cross Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Holy Cross Crusaders football