The 1911 Holy Cross football team was an

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team that represented the

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in the

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. In its fifth year under head coach Timothy F. Larkin, the team compiled a 4–5 record. William Joy was the team captain. Though both Holy Cross and Dartmouth record their 1911 meeting in

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as a 6–0 win for the home team, officials on the field ruled it a 1–0 forfeit, as the Holy Cross team left the stadium after three quarters of play, reportedly to catch a train. Dartmouth 6, Holy Cross 0, was the score at the time of the forfeit. The season-ending home game against crosstown rival

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was postponed a week because of flooding on Holy Cross' home field. When the game was finally played November 25, about 4,000 people attended. Holy Cross played its home games at

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on the college campus in

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