1961 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

1961 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Captains
  • Jack Fellin
  • Jack Whalen
Home stadiumFitton Field
1961 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Middlebury    5 1 1
Villanova    8 2 0
Southern Connecticut State    7 2 0
Alfred    6 2 0
Montclair State    6 2 0
Delaware Valley    6 2 0
No. 17 Penn State    8 3 0
No. 14 Syracuse    8 3 0
Trinity (CT)    5 2 1
Holy Cross    7 3 0
C. W. Post    6 3 0
Army    6 4 0
Merchant Marine    6 4 0
Tufts    5 3 0
Rochester    5 3 0
Hamilton    4 3 0
Cortland State    4 3 0
American International    5 4 0
Colgate    5 4 0
Northeastern    4 4 0
Coast Guard    4 4 0
Ithaca    4 4 0
Boston University    4 5 0
Buffalo    4 5 0
Bridgeport    4 5 0
Norwich    3 4 1
Worcester Tech    3 4 0
Boston College    4 6 0
Union (NY)    3 5 0
Pittsburgh    3 7 0
Nichols    2 3 0
Trenton State    1 6 0
King's (PA)    1 8 0
Springfield    0 7 1
Brockport    0 7 0
RPI    0 7 0
Hobart    0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1961 college football season. Eddie Anderson returned for the 12th consecutive year as head coach, his 18th year overall. The team compiled a record of 7–3.

All home games were played at Fitton Field on the Holy Cross campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.