1901 Holy Cross football team

1901 Holy Cross football
Conference	Independent
1901 record	7–1–1
Head coach	Maurice Connor (3rd season)
Captain	Michael J. Lawlor
Home stadium	Worcester College Grounds, Worcester Oval
Seasons ←  1900 1902  →

1901 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					12	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					11	–	1	–	1
Cornell			–					11	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					10	–	1	–	0
Massachusetts			–					9	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					9	–	1	–	1
Syracuse			–					7	–	1	–	0
Holy Cross			–					7	–	1	–	1
Geneva			–					6	–	1	–	1
Army			–					5	–	1	–	2
Western U. of Penn			–					7	–	2	–	1
Lafayette			–					9	–	3	–	0
Swarthmore			–					8	–	2	–	2
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	2	–	2
Frankin & Marshall			–					7	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					10	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	2	–	0
Columbia			–					8	–	5	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh College			–					3	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	0
NYU			–					4	–	3	–	1
Tufts			–					6	–	6	–	1
Vermont			–					5	–	5	–	1
Dickinson			–					3	–	4	–	0
Carlisle			–					5	–	7	–	1
Brown			–					4	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					2	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
Boston College			–					1	–	8	–	0
Lehigh			–					1	–	11	–	0
New Hampshire			–					0	–	6	–	0
Rutgers			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1901 Holy Cross football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its third season under head coach Maurice Connor, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 126 to 43. ^[1]

The 1901 season was the most successful in the school's history to that time. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	Massachusetts	Worcester College Grounds Worcester, MA	L 0–17	[3]
October 5	at MIT	Charles River Park Cambridge, MA	W 15–0	[4]
October 12	Worcester Polytechnic	Worcester Oval Worcester, MA	W 14–5	[5]
October 19	Tufts	Worcester College Grounds Worcester, MA	W 12–5	[6]
October 26	at Brown	Andrews Field Providence, RI	T 6–6	[7]
November 2	at Phillips Andover Academy	Andover, MA	W 37–5	[8]
November 9	Boston College	Worcester College Grounds Worcester, MA (rivalry)	W 11–0	[9]
November 16	at Pittsfield A.C.	Pittsfield, MA	W 14–0	[10]
November 28	Tufts	Worcester College Grounds Worcester, MA	W 17–5	[11]

References

1. "1901 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
2. "Holy Cross' Record". The Boston Globe. December 2, 1901. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Amherst A. C., 17; Holy Cross, 0". Boston Post. September 29, 1901. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Holy Cross, 15; Tech, 0". Boston Post. October 10, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Holy Cross, 14, Wor. Pol., 5". Boston Post. October 13, 1901. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Holy Cross' Heavy Plunging". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Holy Cross and Brown Play Tie". The Boston Sunday Post. October 27, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Holy Cross 37, Andover 5". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Holy Cross 11, Boston College 0". The Boston Globe. November 10, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Spectators Disgusted". Berkshire County Eagle. November 20, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Holy Cross 17, Tufts 5". The Boston Globe. November 29, 1901. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.