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
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Jagodzinski (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Tim Rose (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Matt Hasselbeck Erik Storz Shalom Tolefree[1]
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Syracuse $		6	–	1					9	–	4
No. 23 Virginia Tech		5	–	2					7	–	5
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					6	–	6
West Virginia		4	–	3					7	–	5
Miami (FL)		3	–	4					5	–	6
Temple		3	–	4					3	–	8
Boston College		3	–	4					4	–	7
Rutgers		0	–	7					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	ESPN Plus	L 21–28	5,085
September 13	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 31–24	39,200	[2]
September 20	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	W 35–21	21,117
September 27	6:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN2	L 6–24	40,564
October 4	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	CBS	L 14–42	38,462	[3]
October 11	12:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	L 7–17	47,681	[4]
October 18	12:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	CBS	L 44–45 2OT	40,006
October 25	2:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)	NBC	L 20–52	80,225
November 1	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 22–21	34,796
November 8	3:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	CBS	L 13–20	49,153
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Army*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 24–20	13,909
*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 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
2. "Just when it's least expected". The Hartford Courant. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Buzzing Yellow Jackets sting BC". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Va. Tech handles Boston College". Daily Press. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1997 Archive". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}