1924 Holy Cross football team

1924 Holy Cross football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1–1
Head coach	Cleo A. O'Donnell (6th season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ←  1923 1925  →

1924 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Dartmouth			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Yale			–					6	–	0	–	2
No. 8 Penn			–					9	–	1	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	1	–	1
Bucknell			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					7	–	2	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					7	–	2	–	0
Holy Cross			–					7	–	1	–	1
Army			–					5	–	1	–	2
Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	1
Fordham			–					6	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	1	–	3
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Princeton			–					4	–	2	–	1
Springfield			–					4	–	2	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					4	–	3	–	1
CCNY			–					4	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	2
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
Villanova			–					2	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	7	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					1	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1924 Holy Cross football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Cleo A. O'Donnell, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record. ^[1] The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Catholic University	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 13–7
October 4	St. John's	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 28–0
October 11	Boston University	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 16–7	6,000	[2]
October 18	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–12
October 25	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 13–0
November 1	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 27–0		[3]
November 8	Lehigh	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 3–3
November 22	Canisius	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 53–7
November 29	at Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 33–0		[4] [5]

References

1. "2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross. p. 122. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. "B.U. Defeated in Hard Fight". The Boston Globe. October 12, 1924. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Holy Cross romps against Vermont". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1924. Retrieved June 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "B. C. And Purple Well Matched". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 29, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
5. "B. C. And Purple Well Matched (continued)". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 29, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .