1997 Boston College Eagles football team

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.

1997 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceBig East Conference
1997 record4–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coachTom O'Brien (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorJeff Jagodzinski (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Rose (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
(Capacity: 44,500)
1997 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Syracuse $  6 1     9 4  
No. 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     3 8  
Rutgers  0 7     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 612:00 p.m.at TempleESPN+L 21–285,085
September 1312:00 p.m.West VirginiaESPNW 31–2439,200
September 2012:00 p.m.at Rutgers
ESPN+W 35–2121,117
September 276:00 p.m.Cincinnati*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN2L 6–2440,564
October 43:30 p.m.Georgia Tech*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
CBSL 14–4238,462
October 1112:00 p.m.at No. 23 Virginia TechESPN+L 7–1747,681
October 1812:00 p.m.Miami (FL)
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
CBSL 44–45 2OT40,006
October 252:30 p.m.at Notre Dame*NBCL 20–5280,225
November 112:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 22–2134,796
November 83:30 p.m.at No. 22 SyracuseCBSL 13–2049,153
November 2212:00 p.m.Army*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 24–2013,909
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

  • QB Matt Hasselbeck

References

  1. 2009-10 Boston College Record Book pg. 114
  2. "1997 Archive". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
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