1897 Holy Cross football team

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.

1897 Holy Cross football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
CaptainE. F. Shanahan
Home stadiumWorcester College Grounds, Worcester Oval
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn  1500
Princeton  1010
Washington & Jefferson  1010
Yale  902
Buffalo  910
Harvard  1011
Army  611
Vermont  302
Lafayette  921
Drexel  621
Colgate  521
Dickinson  732
Swarthmore  732
Fordham  211
Cornell  531
Syracuse  531
Brown  740
Carlisle  640
Boston College  430
Holy Cross  431
Bucknell  331
NYU  330
Temple  330
Trinity (CT)  441
Wesleyan  660
Tufts  670
Geneva  341
Pittsburgh College  352
Villanova  351
Penn State  360
Amherst  262
Frankin & Marshall  262
Lehigh  370
New Hampshire  250
Rutgers  260
Western Univ. Penn.  130

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 at MassachusettsW 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 MITL 6–8 [3]
November 25 at Boston College
  • South End Grounds
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 0–12 4,500 [4]

References