1997 Boston College Eagles football team

1997 Boston College Eagles football
Conference Big East
1997 record 4–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach Tom O'Brien
Offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski
Defensive coordinator Tim Rose
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
(Capacity: 44,500)
1997 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#21 Syracuse $   6 1         9 4  
#23 Virginia Tech   5 2         7 5  
West Virginia   4 3         7 5  
Pittsburgh   4 3         6 6  
Miami (FL)   3 4         5 6  
Boston College   3 4         4 7  
Temple   3 4         4 8  
Rutgers   0 7         0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 12:00 PM at Temple Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA ESPN+ L 21–28   5,085
September 13 12:00 PM West Virginia Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA ESPN W 31–24   39,200
September 20 12:00 PM at Rutgers Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ ESPN+ W 35–21   21,117
September 27 6:00 PM Cincinnati* Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN2 L 6–24   40,564
October 4 3:30 PM Georgia Tech* Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA CBS L 14–42   38,462
October 11 12:00 PM at #23 Virginia Tech Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (Rivalry) ESPN+ L 7–17   47,681
October 18 12:00 PM Miami (FL) Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA CBS L 44–45 2OT  40,006
October 25 2:30 PM at Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Holy War) NBC L 20–52   80,225
November 1 12:00 PM Pittsburgh Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 22–21   34,796
November 8 3:30 PM at #22 Syracuse Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY (Rivalry) CBS L 13–20   49,153
November 22 12:00 PM Army* Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 24–20   13,909
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. "1997 Archive". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
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