ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː, ðə fˈʊtbɔːl tˈiːm plˈeɪd ðə fˈɜːst ˌɪntɚkəlˈiːdʒiət ɡˈeɪm ɔnðə sˈaɪt ʌv tədˈeɪz hˈænoʊvɚɹ ɪnʃˈʊɹɹəns pˈɑːɹk, ðˈɛn nˈoʊn sˈɪmpli æz hˈoʊli kɹˈɔs fˈiːld.
In September 1903, the football team played the first intercollegiate game on the site of today's Hanover Insurance Park, then known simply as Holy Cross Field.