The 1897 Holy Cross football team was an

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team that represented the

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as an independent in the

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. In its second and final year under head coach Alfred C. N. Peterson, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record. E.F. Shanahan was the team captain. Holy Cross played its home games at two off-campus fields in

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, the Worcester Oval and the Worcester College Grounds.

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