1913 Holy Cross football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1913 Holy Cross football Independent 3–6 Harry von Kersburg 1st Wilfred Metivier Fitton Field The 1913 Holy Cross football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 1913 college football season. In its first and only year under head coach Harry von Kersburg, the team compiled a 3–6 record. Wilfred Metivier was the team captain.2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book College of the Holy Cross June 15, 2020 118 https://goholycross.com/documents/2019/7/19/19-hc-fb-fb.pdf Worcester, Mass. The season began with a tragedy, as Vernon S. Belyea, a junior halfback at Norwich University, was paralyzed while running back a Holy Cross punt at Fitton Field, and later died. Belyea suffered a fractured sixth vertebra after being tackled by Holy Cross' captain, Metivier. Belyea was taken to Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, where he died the following day.Halfback Belyea Died of Broken Spine September 26, 1913 1 The Barre Daily Times Barre, Vt. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73986854/1913-belyea-dies/ Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. Schedule yes September 24 1913 Norwich Cadets Norwich Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 28 0 Holy Cross Winner September 25, 1913 1 Fall River Daily Globe Fall River, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73986643/1913-norwich-hc/ September 27 @ Yale Yale Field New Haven, CT L 0 7 Holy Cross Scares Yale September 28, 1913 Sporting sect., p 1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73987265/1913-yale-hc/ October 4 Massachusetts Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 0 6 Holy Cross Beaten October 5, 1913 11 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73987457/1913-umass-hc/ October 11 Boston College Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry) W 13 0 Holy Cross Victory October 12, 1913 11 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73987612/1913-boston-hc/ October 18 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 7 47 Harvard's Game, 47-7; Holy Cross Is Well Beaten October 19, 1913 1 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73988018/1913-harvard-hc/ November 1 @ Princeton University Field Princeton, NJ L 0 54 Tigers' New Plays Beat Holy Cross November 2, 1913 S2 The New York Times New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73988454/1913-princeton-hc/ November 8 @ 1913 Springfield YMCA Springfield YMCA Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 13 25 Forward Passes Clever November 9, 1913 15 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73988697/1913-springfield-hc/ November 15 Fordham Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry) W 60 0 Fordham Trounced, 60-0 November 16, 1913 S2 The New York Times New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73988902/1913-fordham-hc/ November 27 @ Georgetown Georgetown Field Washington, DC L 7 16 Holy Cross Vanquished by Georgetown, 16 to 7 William Peet November 28, 1913 8 The Washington Herald Washington, D.C. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73989579/1913-georgetown-hc/ References Holy Cross Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football seasons Holy Cross football