The 1912 Holy Cross football team was an
American football
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team that represented the
College of the Holy Cross as an independent diring the
1912 college football season. In its sixth and final year under head coach
Timothy F. Larkin, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record.
Frederick V. Ostergren was the team captain.
Holy Cross played home games at
Fitton Field
Fitton Field is a football stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts primarily used for College of the Holy Cross sporting events. The stadium opened in 1908 as the official home for the Holy Cross Crusaders football team. Before that, most games were ...
on the college's campus in
Worcester, Massachusetts
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. A new concrete grandstand was dedicated at the first home game, on October 12.
[
Holy Cross was scheduled to visit ]Army
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on November 2, but the game was canceled due to the funeral of United States Vice President
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James S. Sherman.[
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Schedule
References
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