1997 Boston College Eagles football team

1997 Boston College Eagles football
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)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Rose (1st season)
Captains	Matt Hasselbeck; Erik Storz; Shalom Tolefree;
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

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 Big East Conference football standings
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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
September 6	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 21–28	5,085
September 13	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 31–24	39,200
September 20	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	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
October 11	12:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 7–17	47,681
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 (rivalry)	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