1955 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1955 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In its 12th year under head coach Eddie Anderson, the team compiled a 6–4 record.[1]

1955 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
1955 record	6–4
Head coach	Eddie Anderson (12th season)
Captain	James L. Buonopane
Home stadium	Fitton Field

1955 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Drexel			–					8	–	0	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					7	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	1
No. 20 Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	1
Harvard			–					3	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Boston University			–					2	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	0
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Columbia			–					1	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Temple			–					0	–	8	–	0
Penn			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played its home games at Fitton Field on the college's campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Temple	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 42–7	5,000	[2]
October 1	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 29–21		[3]
October 8	at Colgate	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 15–14		[1]
October 16	Quantico Marines	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 7–0		[1]
October 22	Boston University ^	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 20–12		[1]
October 29	Syracuse	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 9–49		[1]
November 6	Dayton	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 13–7		[4]
November 12	at Marquette	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 6–18		[1]
November 19	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 0–6	5,000	[5]
November 26	vs. Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 7–26	37,235	[6]
Homecoming ^ Family weekend

Statistical leaders

Statistical leaders for the 1955 Crusaders included:[1]

• Rushing: Dick Surrette, 286 yards on 69 attempts
• Passing: Jack Stephans, 554 yards, 35 completions and 5 touchdowns on 89 attempts
• Receiving: Carlin Lynch, 290 yards and 2 touchdowns on 23 receptions
• Scoring: Dave Hohl, 42 points on 12 PATs
• Total offense: Jack Stephans, 653 yards (554 passing, 99 rushing)
• All-purpose yards: Dave Hohl, 180 yards (214 receiving, 180 rushing)

References

1. "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 121. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. "Holy Cross Tops Temple, 42 to 7; Stephans Registers Twice and Passes for Third Crusader Tally at Worcester". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 25, 1955. p. S10.
3. "Crusaders Down Dartmouth, 29-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 2, 1955. p. S1.
4. "Holy Cross Aerial Nips Dayton, 13 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 7, 1955. p. 36.
5. "Connecticut Tops Holy Cross By 6-0; Huskies Score First Victory Over Crusaders on King's Second-Period Plunge". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 20, 1955. p. S3.
6. Strauss, Michael (November 27, 1955). "Holy Cross Bows to Eagles' Team". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 223.