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Holy Cross

FBSI · 1951 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
53
1899–1981
All-Time Record
264–233–27
0.530 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1938
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 8
  • Divisional Era · 25 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 7 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Holy Cross head-to-head · History & Eras

1951 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1W 33–6
7Week 7 · Oct 9Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 54–20
8Week 8 · Oct 16Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC4–6L 14–20
9Week 9 · Oct 23NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI1–7W 53–6
10Week 10 · Oct 30Brown (BROWN)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 41–6
11Week 11 · Nov 6Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 34–6
12Week 12 · Nov 13Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1W 39–13
13Week 13 · Nov 20QUANTICO MARINESUnranked—W 39–14
14Week 14 · Nov 27Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 41–7
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI3–6L 14–19

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.989
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-12+25
  • Temple +6
  • Fordham +5
  • Colgate +4
  • Marquette +4
  • Harvard +3
  • Brown +2
  • NEW York University +1
  • Tulane -6
  • Boston College -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #24Better than 83%
Win % Place 12thBetter than 92%

0.800 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#15W14#23Regular Season Final#25Post-Season W1#25Post-Season W3#24Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
+34
-6
+47
+35
+28
+26
+25
+34
-5

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#511946#641947#671948#1161949#811950

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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