1930 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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| year = 1930

| team = Holy Cross Crusaders

| sport = football

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| conference = Independent

| record = 8–2

| head_coach = John McEwan

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Fitton Field

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The 1930 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In its first season under head coach John McEwan, the team compiled an 8–2 record.{{cite web|title=2014 Holy Cross Football Fact Book|publisher=College of the Holy Cross|access-date=June 1, 2020|page=122|url=https://goholycross.com/fls/33100/import_content/sports/m-footbl/2014-15/files/14-hc-fb-fb.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=33100}} The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

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|September 27||{{cfb link|year=1930|team=St. Bonaventure Brown and White|title=St. Bonaventure}}|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|W 30-0||

|October 4||Providence|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|W 27-0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100985430/holy-cross-gridmen-trounce-providence-wi/|title=Holy Cross gridmen trounce Providence with 27 to 0 margin|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=October 5, 1930|access-date=May 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 11||Catholic University|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|W 27-6||{{cite news|title=Holy Cross is 27 to 6 winner over Catholic|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=October 12, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102551800/holy-cross-is-27-to-6-winner-over-cathol/|access-date=May 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18||Fordham|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|L 0-6||{{cite news|title=Fordham defeats Holy Cross by 6–0|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Times|date=October 19, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102359184/fordham-defeats-holy-cross-by-60/|access-date=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25|at|Brown|Brown Stadium|Providence, RI|L 0-13||{{cite news|title=Brown victor in 13–0 clash|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 26, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102430969/brown-victor-in-130-clash/|access-date=May 23, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1|at|Rutgers|Neilson Field|New Brunswick, NJ|W 32-20||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102299808/rutgers-beaten-by-holy-cross-score-32-t/|title=Rutgers beaten by Holy Cross; Score 32 to 20|newspaper=Hartford Courant|date=November 2, 1930|access-date=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8||{{cfb link|year=1930|team=New River State Golden Bears|title=New River State}}|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|W 13-0||

|November 15|at|Harvard|Harvard Stadium|Boston, MA|W 27-0|35,000|{{cite news|title=Holy Cross pulls surprise on Harvard|newspaper=The Brooklyn Citizen|date=November 16, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102426623/holy-cross-pulls-surprise-on-harvard/|access-date=May 23, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22||{{cfb link|year=1930|team=Loyola Greyhounds|title=Loyola (MD)}}|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|W 32-0||

|November 29|vs|Boston College|Fenway Park|Boston, MA (rivalry)|W 7-0||{{cite news |last=Webb |first=Melville E. Jr. |title=Eagle—Crusader At Season's Best |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78634113/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=November 29, 1930 |page=1 |access-date=May 30, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Webb |first=Melville E. Jr. |title=Eagle—Crusader At Season's Best (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78634002/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=November 29, 1930 |page=11 |access-date=May 30, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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References

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