1948 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

The 1948 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its first year under head coach Bill Osmanski, the team compiled a 5–5 record.^[1]

Holy Cross was ranked at No. 83 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Georgetown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 18–7	21,000	[3]
October 2	Syracuse	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 33–7	15,000	[4]
October 9	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 6–19	55,000	[5]
October 16	Brown	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 6–14	20,000	[6]
October 23	Colgate	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 13–14	12,000	[7]
October 30	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–20	35,000	[8]
November 6	at Duquesne	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 16–13	4,500	[9]
November 13	Fordham	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	W 13–6	5,000	[10]
November 20	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 13–7	5,000	[11]
November 27	vs. Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 20–21	46,132	[12]
Homecoming

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