1923 Holy Cross football team

1923 Holy Cross football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–2
Head coach	Cleo A. O'Donnell (5th season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ←  1922 1924  →

1923 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cornell			–					8	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					8	–	0	–	0
St. John's			–					5	–	0	–	1
Dartmouth			–					8	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	1	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	1	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	1	–	2
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
Army			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	2	–	1
Geneva			–					6	–	2	–	1
Lehigh			–					6	–	2	–	1
NYU			–					6	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Vermont			–					6	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	4	–	1
Duquesne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					3	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					2	–	7	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					0	–	7	–	1
Temple			–					0	–	5	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	7	–	0
Springfield			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1923 Holy Cross football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1923 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Cleo A. O'Donnell, the team compiled an 8–2 record. ^[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	U.S. Submarine Base	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 49–0
October 6	Lebanon Valley	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 55–0
October 13	Providence College	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 32–0
October 20	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston,MA	L 0–6
October 27	Boston University	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 13–0		[2]
November 3	Vermont	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 16–0		[3]
November 10	at Fordham	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 23–7
November 17	Springfield	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 40–0		[4]
November 25	Buffalo	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 37–0
December 1	at Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 7–16	47,000

References

1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. "Holy Cross In 13 to 0 Victory". The Boston Globe. October 28, 1923. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Glennon sparkles in Purple victory". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1923. Retrieved June 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Springfield Swept Off Feet By Purple". The Boston Daily Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 18, 1923. p. 22. Retrieved April 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com .