Matchup Index

Brown Bears vs Holy Cross Crusaders

Brown Bears 23
Holy Cross Crusaders leads 24-23-2
2 ties
1898 to 2019
Holy Cross Crusaders won the last meeting
Holy Cross Crusaders 24

Series timeline

▲ Brown Bears ahead (peak +7) ▼ Holy Cross Crusaders ahead (peak +4)
1898: Brown Bears 19-01899: Brown Bears 19-01900: Brown Bears 18-01901: Tied 6-61917: Brown Bears 27-61928: Brown Bears 6-01929: Brown Bears 15-141930: Brown Bears 13-01931: Holy Cross Crusaders 33-01932: Brown Bears 10-71933: Holy Cross Crusaders 19-71934: Holy Cross Crusaders 20-71936: Holy Cross Crusaders 32-01937: Holy Cross Crusaders 7-01938: Holy Cross Crusaders 14-121939: Holy Cross Crusaders 20-01940: Brown Bears 9-61941: Holy Cross Crusaders 13-01942: Brown Bears 20-141943: Holy Cross Crusaders 20-01944: Tied 24-241945: Holy Cross Crusaders 25-01946: Holy Cross Crusaders 21-191947: Brown Bears 20-191948: Brown Bears 14-61949: Brown Bears 28-61950: Holy Cross Crusaders 41-211951: Holy Cross Crusaders 41-61952: Holy Cross Crusaders 46-01953: Brown Bears 6-01972: Holy Cross Crusaders 30-241974: Holy Cross Crusaders 45-101975: Holy Cross Crusaders 21-201976: Brown Bears 28-181977: Brown Bears 44-131978: Brown Bears 31-251979: Holy Cross Crusaders 14-71980: Brown Bears 21-31981: Holy Cross Crusaders 34-242006: Holy Cross Crusaders 35-302007: Holy Cross Crusaders 48-372008: Holy Cross Crusaders 41-342009: Brown Bears 34-312010: Holy Cross Crusaders 17-132011: Brown Bears 20-132012: Brown Bears 24-212014: Brown Bears 27-242015: Brown Bears 25-242019: Holy Cross Crusaders 47-31

Brown Bears Holy Cross Crusaders Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Brown Bears 4 (1917–1930), Holy Cross Crusaders 6 (1933–1939). Current: Holy Cross Crusaders 1.

Splits

SplitBrown Bears record
Regular season23-24-2
Hosted by Brown Bears16-10-1
Hosted by Holy Cross Crusaders7-14-1
Last 10 seasons (2006 to 2019)5-5
Largest Brown Bears win44-13 (1977)
Largest Holy Cross Crusaders win46-0 (1952)

In the record book

Every meeting

2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Oct 12, 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders 47-31 at Brown Bears Week 8
2015 Oct 10, 2015 Brown Bears 25-24 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 6
2014 Oct 11, 2014 Brown Bears 27-24 at Brown Bears Week 7
2012 Sep 15, 2012 Brown Bears 24-21 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 3
2011 Oct 8, 2011 Brown Bears 20-13 at Brown Bears Week 6
2010 Oct 9, 2010 Holy Cross Crusaders 17-13 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 6
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Oct 10, 2009 Brown Bears 34-31 at Brown Bears Week 6
2008 Oct 11, 2008 Holy Cross Crusaders 41-34 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 7
2007 Oct 6, 2007 Holy Cross Crusaders 48-37 at Brown Bears Week 6
2006 Oct 7, 2006 Holy Cross Crusaders 35-30 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 6
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1981 Oct 24, 1981 Holy Cross Crusaders 34-24 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 8
1980 Oct 25, 1980 Brown Bears 21-3 at Brown Bears Week 9
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Oct 27, 1979 Holy Cross Crusaders 14-7 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 9
1978 Oct 28, 1978 Brown Bears 31-25 at Brown Bears Week 9
1977 Oct 22, 1977 Brown Bears 44-13 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 8
1976 Oct 23, 1976 Brown Bears 28-18 at Brown Bears Week 8
1975 Oct 25, 1975 Holy Cross Crusaders 21-20 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 8
1974 Sep 21, 1974 Holy Cross Crusaders 45-10 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 3
1972 Sep 23, 1972 Holy Cross Crusaders 30-24 at Brown Bears Week 3
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1953 Oct 24, 1953 Brown Bears 6-0 at Brown Bears Week 6
1952 Oct 18, 1952 Holy Cross Crusaders 46-0 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 6
1951 Oct 27, 1951 Holy Cross Crusaders 41-6 at Brown Bears Week 7
1950 Oct 7, 1950 Holy Cross Crusaders 41-21 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 4
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Oct 1, 1949 Brown Bears 28-6 at Brown Bears Week 4
1948 Oct 16, 1948 Brown Bears 14-6 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 6
1947 Nov 1, 1947 Brown Bears 20-19 at Brown Bears Week 8
1946 Nov 2, 1946 Holy Cross Crusaders 21-19 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 8
1945 Oct 20, 1945 Holy Cross Crusaders 25-0 at Brown Bears Week 7
1944 Oct 21, 1944 Tie 24-24 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 9
1943 Oct 2, 1943 Holy Cross Crusaders 20-0 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 4
1942 Nov 7, 1942 Brown Bears 20-14 at Brown Bears Week 9
1941 Nov 8, 1941 Holy Cross Crusaders 13-0 at Brown Bears Week 8
1940 Oct 26, 1940 Brown Bears 9-6 at Brown Bears Week 7
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Oct 21, 1939 Holy Cross Crusaders 20-0 at Brown Bears Week 6
1938 Nov 12, 1938 Holy Cross Crusaders 14-12 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 9
1937 Nov 13, 1937 Holy Cross Crusaders 7-0 at Brown Bears Week 9
1936 Nov 14, 1936 Holy Cross Crusaders 32-0 at Brown Bears Week 9
1934 Nov 17, 1934 Holy Cross Crusaders 20-7 at Brown Bears Week 10
1933 Oct 28, 1933 Holy Cross Crusaders 19-7 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 7
1932 Nov 5, 1932 Brown Bears 10-7 at Brown Bears Week 8
1931 Oct 31, 1931 Holy Cross Crusaders 33-0 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 8
1930 Oct 25, 1930 Brown Bears 13-0 at Brown Bears Week 7
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1929 Nov 2, 1929 Brown Bears 15-14 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 7
1928 Nov 3, 1928 Brown Bears 6-0 at Brown Bears Week 8
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1917 Oct 13, 1917 Brown Bears 27-6 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 5
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1901 Oct 26, 1901 Tie 6-6 at Brown Bears Week 6
1900 Oct 3, 1900 Brown Bears 18-0 at Brown Bears Week 4
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1899 Sep 30, 1899 Brown Bears 19-0 at Holy Cross Crusaders Week 4
1898 Oct 1, 1898 Brown Bears 19-0 at Brown Bears Week 4

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.