1917 Holy Cross football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1917 Holy Cross football Independent 3–4 Luke Kelly 4th Raymond Lynch Fitton Field The 1917 Holy Cross football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 1917 college football season. The team compiled a 3–4 record in its fourth and final year under head coach Luke Kelly, who had stepped down after the 1916 season, but returned after his successor, Frank Cavanaugh, entered the United States Army.Kelly Returns https://books.google.com/books?id=DfdJAAAAIBAJ&q=Kelly&pg=PA39 8 February 2024 Youngstown Vindicator September 22, 1917 Raymond Lynch was the team captain for the second consecutive year.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. Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. Schedule y y October 12 Brown Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 6 27 Heavy Brown Team Beats Holy Cross October 13, 1917 12 The Sun New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74230003/1917-brown-hc October 20 @ Fordham Fordham Field Bronx, NY (rivalry) L 0 12 Fordham Defeats Holy Cross Eleven October 21, 1917 18 The Sun New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53741589/fordham-defeats-holy-cross-eleven October 27 Rhode Island State Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 13 0 Holy Cross Blanks Rhode Island State October 28, 1917 15 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74230328/1917-rhode-hc November 3 @ Colgate Utica, NY L 0 21 Colgate Scores in Three Periods on Holy Cross Team November 4, 1917 37 Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74230588/1917-colgate-hc November 10 @ Boston College Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry) L 6 34 5,000 Boston College, Well Drilled in Football, Triumphs over Holy Cross Eleven, 34 to 6 November 11, 1917 14 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74230676/1917-boston-hc November 17 1917 RPI Engineers Rensselaer Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 41 13 Holy Cross, After Bad Start, Overwhelms Rensselaer November 18, 1917 15 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74230804/1917-rensselaer-hc November 29 1917 Springfield YMCA Springfield YMCA Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 13 7 Holy Cross Winds Up Season November 30, 1917 12 The Sun New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74230890/1917-springfield-hc References Holy Cross Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football seasons Holy Cross football