Program · never held the belt · belt games 1903–1947

Holy Cross

7Belt games

0–6–1Record

0Reigns

Holy Cross has lined up against the belt holder 7 times and walked off without it every time — the closest was lost 0–6 to Fordham on October 18, 1930. Embed the Holy Cross belt badge →

By the numbers

Holy Cross and the belt

Heartbreak list →

Shots at the belt7

belt games as the challenger, 1903–1947 · record 0–6–1

Closest call6 pts

lost 0–6 to Fordham on October 18, 1930

Last shot0–10

November 15, 1947 against Columbia

Keeps running intoYale

2 of the 7 attempts came against Yale · Harvard (2), Fordham (1), and Temple (1)

Among the 143 programs still chasing it13th

in attempts · the heartbreak list

This season

The belt and Holy Cross right now

Every path →

No path yet

Nothing on Holy Cross’ schedule runs through Notre Dame or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.

Season outlook

under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.

Every attempt

7 belt games, newest first

Compare with another team →

November 15, 1947 · Holy Cross at Columbia 0–10lost by 10 October 30, 1937 · Holy Cross at Temple 0–0tie, holder kept it October 18, 1930 · Holy Cross vs. Fordham 0–6lost by 6 October 18, 1913 · Holy Cross at Harvard 7–47lost by 40 October 7, 1911 · Holy Cross at Harvard 0–8lost by 8 October 8, 1910 · Holy Cross at Yale 0–12lost by 12 October 14, 1903 · Holy Cross at Yale 10–36lost by 26

A program gets a shot at the belt only by being scheduled against whoever holds it, so a short list here says as much about the schedule as the program. Win one, and this page turns into a reign.