Boston College Football Team History
Boston College Eagles
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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Founded: 1863 Stadium: Alumni Stadium Capacity: 44,500 Colors: Maroon & Gold Coach: Tom OBrien Conference: Big East-
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1997 Season Highlights |
Tom OBrien enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Boston College. |
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1997 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 6 | @
Temple
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21 |
28 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 13 | vs.
West Virginia
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31 |
24 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 20 | @
Rutgers
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35 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 27 | vs.
Cincinnati
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6 |
24 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 4 | vs.
Georgia Tech
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14 |
42 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 11 | @
Virginia Tech
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7 |
17 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 18 | vs.
Miami (Florida)
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44 |
45 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 25 | @
Notre Dame
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20 |
52 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 1 | vs.
Pittsburgh
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22 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 8 | @
Syracuse
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13 |
20 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 22 | vs.
Army
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24 |
20 |
W |
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1997 Season Totals |
Record | 4-7
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Points Scored | 237 |
Scoring Average | 21.5 |
Points Allowed | 314 |
Defense Average | 28.5 |
Opponents Record | 58-61
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Conference Record | 3-4 |
Home Record | 3-3
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Away Record | 1-4
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1997 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1997 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1997 All Big East Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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