1897 Holy Cross football team

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The 1897 Holy Cross football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent in the 1897 college football season.

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Headcoach
CaptainE. F. Shanahan
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1897 Holy Cross football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
CaptainE. F. Shanahan
Home stadiumWorcester College Grounds, Worcester Oval
Seasons
← 1896
1898 â†’
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1897 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn â€“ 15–0–0
Princeton â€“ 10–1–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 10–1–0
Yale â€“ 9–0–2
Buffalo â€“ 9–1–0
Harvard â€“ 10–1–1
Army â€“ 6–1–1
Vermont â€“ 3–0–2
Lafayette â€“ 9–2–1
Drexel â€“ 6–2–1
Colgate â€“ 5–2–1
Dickinson â€“ 7–3–2
Swarthmore â€“ 7–3–2
Fordham â€“ 2–1–1
Cornell â€“ 5–3–1
Syracuse â€“ 5–3–1
Brown â€“ 7–4–0
Carlisle â€“ 6–4–0
Boston College â€“ 4–3–0
Holy Cross â€“ 4–3–1
Wesleyan â€“ 8–7–0
Bucknell â€“ 3–3–1
NYU â€“ 3–3–0
Temple â€“ 3–3–0
Trinity (CT) â€“ 4–4–1
Tufts â€“ 6–7–0
Geneva â€“ 3–4–1
Pittsburgh College â€“ 3–5–2
Villanova â€“ 3–5–1
Penn State â€“ 3–6–0
Amherst â€“ 2–6–2
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 2–6–2
Lehigh â€“ 3–7–0
New Hampshire â€“ 2–5–0
Rutgers â€“ 2–5–0
Western Univ. Penn. â€“ 1–3–0
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In its second and final year under head coach Alfred C. N. Petersen, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record. E. F. Shanahan was the team captain.[1]

Holy Cross played its home games at two off-campus fields in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Worcester Oval and the Worcester College Grounds.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 at Massachusetts W 4–0 [1]
October 2 at Gardner A.C. Gardner, MA L 0–6 500 [2]
October 9 at Amherst
T 6–6 [1]
October 16 Worcester Academy
W 18–0 [1]
October 23 Boston College
  • Worcester College Grounds
  • Worcester, MA (rivalry)
W 10–4 [1]
October 30 Worcester Tech
W 6–0 [1]
November 3 at MIT L 6–8 [3]
November 25 at Boston College
  • South End Grounds
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 0–12 4,500 [4]
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