1897 Holy Cross
0–0–1, coached by Alfred C.N. Petersen. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–3–1, over eight games to the one on file here. Share
Schedule and results
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Amherst 6–6.
In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists two games of Holy Cross’s 1897 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | vsBoston College | W 10–4 | Boston College’s article |
| Nov 25 | vsBoston College | L 0–12 | Boston College’s article |
- Record
- 0–0–1
- Conference
- —
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 6–6
- Coach
- Alfred C.N. Petersen
- Elo
- 1458 −6 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- E.F. Shanahan