1903 Holy Cross football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1903 Holy Cross football Independent 8–2 Frank Cavanaugh 1st Tom Stankard Holy Cross Field The 1903 Holy Cross football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 1903 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, the team compiled an 8–2 record. Tom Stankard was the team captain.2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book College of the Holy Cross June 15, 2020 117 https://goholycross.com/documents/2019/7/19/19-hc-fb-fb.pdf Worcester, Mass. After years of playing home games at off-campus stadiums in Worcester, Massachusetts, Holy Cross opened its own football field in time for the start of the 1903 season. The new stadium, called simply Holy Cross Field by the press, was later named Fitton Field, and today serves as the college's baseball stadium.2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book College of the Holy Cross June 15, 2020 102 https://goholycross.com/documents/2019/7/19/19-hc-fb-fb.pdf Worcester, Mass. Schedule y y September 26 Massachusetts Holy Cross Field Worcester, MA W 6-0 Holy Cross Scored but Once September 28, 1903 7 The Berkshire Evening Eagle Pittsfield, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72845844/1903-umass-hc/ October 3 at Dartmouth Alumni Oval Hanover, NH L 0-18 Dartmouth, 18; Holy Cross, 0 October 4, 1903 sect. 4, p. 7 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72846083/1903-dartmouth-hc/ October 10 at 1903 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Andrus Field Middletown, CT W 11-5 Holy Cross, 11; Wesleyan, 6 October 11, 1903 13 The New York Times New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72846575/1903-wesleyan-hc/ October 14 at Yale Yale Field New Haven, CT L 10-36 4,000 Holy Cross Surprises Yale October 15, 1903 1 Journal and Courier New Haven, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72847003/1903-yale-hc/ October 24 1903 Tufts Jumbos Tufts Holy Cross Field Worcester, MA W 6-5 1,000 Holy Cross 6, Tufts 5 October 25, 1903 5 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72847186/1903-tufts-hc/ October 31 Amherst Holy Cross Field Worcester, MA W 36-0 1,500 Holy Cross 36, Amherst 0 November 1, 1903 13 The Sunday Post Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72847483/1903-amherst-hc/ November 7 Springfield Training School Holy Cross Field Worcester, MA W 27-5 1,000 Easy for Holy Cross November 8, 1903 sect. 4, p. 7 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72847600/1903-springfield-hc/ November 14 at Maine Maplewood Field Bangor, ME W 5-0 2,000 Battle of the Giants on Maplewood Field November 16, 1903 5 The Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72848145/1903-maine-hc/ Attendance figure in "From the Side Lines" on same page. November 21 1903 WPI Engineers Worcester Polytechnic Holy Cross Field Worcester, MA W 41-0 2,500 Another Holy Cross Triumph November 22, 1903 13 The Sunday Post Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72848311/1903-worcester-hc/ November 26 at Tufts Huntington Avenue Grounds Boston, MA W 32-0 2,500 Holy Cross Scores 32 Against Tufts 0 November 27, 1903 3 The Boston Post Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72848523/1903-holy-cross-tufts/ References Holy Cross Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football seasons Holy Cross football