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1947 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1947 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Independent
4–4–2
Ox DaGrosa (3rd season)
Fitton Field

The 1947 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Ox DaGrosa, the team compiled a 4–4–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 75.

Holy Cross was ranked at No. 61 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.

The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Dartmouth	Fitton FieldWorcester, MA	T 0–0	22,000
October 4	Temple	Fitton FieldWorcester, MA	W 19–13	16,000
October 11	Villanova	Fitton FieldWorcester, MA	L 6–13	20,047
October 18	at Harvard	Harvard StadiumBoston, MA	L 0–7	28,000
October 25	at Syracuse	Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY	W 26–0	20,000
November 1	at Brown	Brown StadiumProvidence, RI	L 19–20	18,000
November 8	Colgate	Fitton FieldWorcester, MA	T 6–6	10,000
November 15	at Columbia	Baker FieldNew York, NY	L 0–10	28,000
November 22	Fordham	Fitton FieldWorcester, MA (rivalry)	W 48–0	7,000
November 29	at Boston College	Braves FieldBoston, MA (rivalry)	W 20–6	42,500

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