1936 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1936
| team = Holy Cross Crusaders
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 7–2–1
| head_coach = Eddie Anderson
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Fitton Field
}}
{{1936 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1936 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1936 college football season.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/holy-cross/1936-schedule.html|title=1936 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule and Results|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=August 9, 2018}} The Crusaders were led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Anderson and played their home games at Fitton Field on campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team competed as a football independent. Holy Cross started the year on a five game winning streak, which helped land them a spot in the first ever AP Poll, released on October 19, 1936, being ranked 17th in that poll. Losses to Temple and rival Boston College and a tie to Saint Anselm knocked the Crusaders out of the polls by the end of the year. The team finished with an overall record of 7–2–1.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1936
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link |year=1936 |team=Bates Bobcats |title=Bates}}
| site_stadium = Fitton Field
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| score = 45–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Providence
| site_stadium = Fitton Field
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| score = 21–6
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100855213/fighting-friars-give-crusaders-hard-oppo/|title=Fighting Friars give Crusaders hard opposition|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=October 4, 1936|accessdate=May 1, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Dartmouth
| site_stadium = Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Hanover, NH
| score = 7–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Manhattan
| site_stadium = Fitton Field
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| score = 13–7
| attend = 10,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = 17
| opponent = Carnegie Tech
| site_stadium = Fitton Field
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| score = 7–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Temple Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 0–3
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Fitton Field
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| score = 20–13
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = Brown
| site_stadium = Brown Stadium
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| score = 32–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time =
| w/l = t
| rank = 17
| opponent = Saint Anselm
| site_stadium = Fitton Field
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| score = 0–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Boston College
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 12–13
| attend = 28,000
}}
}}
Rankings
{{See also|1936 college football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 1
| poll1lastweek = 7
| poll1_0=
| poll1_1=17
| poll1_2=13T
| poll1_3=NR
| poll1_4=17
| poll1_5=17
| poll1_6=NR
| poll1_7=NR
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Holy Cross Crusaders football navbox}}
Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football seasons
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