1946 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1946 Holy Cross Crusaders football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Ox DaGrosa (1st season)
Home stadium	Fitton Field

1946 Eastern major college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Army			–					9	–	0	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Merchant Marine			–					4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lafayette			–					2	–	7	–	0
Fordham			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its first year under head coach Ox DaGrosa, the team compiled a 5–4 record. The team played its home games at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28	Dartmouth		L 0–3
October 5	Detroit		W 16–14
October 12	Villanova		L 13–14
October 19	Syracuse		L 12–21
October 26	at Harvard		L 6–13
November 2	Brown		W 21–19
November 9	Colgate		W 21–6
November 23	at Temple		W 12–7
November 30	vs. Boston College		W 13–6