The 1917 Holy Cross football team was an

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team that represented the

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in the

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. The team compiled a 3–4 record in its fourth and final year under head coach

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, who had stepped down after the 1916 season, but returned after his successor, Frank Cavanaugh, entered the

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. Raymond Lynch was the team captain for the second consecutive year. Holy Cross played its home games at

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on the college campus in

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