1921 Holy Cross football team

1921 Holy Cross football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Cleo A. O'Donnell (3rd season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ←  1920 1922  →

1921 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington & Jefferson			–					10	–	0	–	1
Lafayette			–					9	–	0	–	0
Cornell			–					8	–	0	–	0
Penn State			–					8	–	0	–	2
Yale			–					8	–	1	–	0
New Hampshire			–					8	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	1	–	2
Villanova			–					6	–	1	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	2	–	1
Boston University			–					6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Geneva			–					5	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	1
Fordham			–					4	–	3	–	2
Penn			–					4	–	3	–	2
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	2
Lehigh			–					4	–	4	–	0
Springfield			–					4	–	5	–	2
Vermont			–					3	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	3	–	3
Buffalo			–					2	–	3	–	2
Drexel			–					2	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					4	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island State			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	5	–	2
Duquesne			–					0	–	4	–	1

The 1921 Holy Cross football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In its third season under head coach Cleo A. O'Donnell, the team compiled a 5–3 record. ^[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1		at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–3
October 8		Canisius	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 44–0
October 12		at Springfield	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 12–0	8,000	[2] [3]
October 22		Georgetown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–28	6,000	[4]
October 29		Bates	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 28–0
November 12		Colby	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 14–0
November 19		at New Hampshire	Textile Field Manchester, NH	L 7–13	12,000	[5]
November 26	2:00 p.m.	vs. Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 41–0		[6] [7]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. "Holy Cross Wins By 12-0". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. October 13, 1921. p. 17. Retrieved March 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Holy Cross Wins From Springfield". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut. October 13, 1921. p. 18. Retrieved March 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Purple routed by Georgetown". The Boston Globe. October 23, 1921. Retrieved June 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Holy Cross Upset by Dutch Connor". The Boston Globe . November 20, 1921. p. 23. Retrieved February 16, 2020– via newspapers.com.
6. "Boston College Awaits Old Foe". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 26, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Boston College Awaits Old Foe (continued)". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 26, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com .