The 1997 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Division I-A college football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference during the 1997 season. The Eagles played their home games in 1997 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 Stadium • Philadelphia, PA
|
ESPN+
|
L 21–28
|
5,085
|
| September 13
|
12:00 PM
|
West Virginia
|
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
|
ESPN
|
W 31–24
|
39,200
|
| September 20
|
12:00 PM
|
at Rutgers
|
Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, 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 Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)
|
ESPN+
|
L 7–17
|
47,681
|
| October 18
|
12:00 PM
|
Miami
|
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
|
CBS
|
L 44–45 2OT
|
40,006
|
| October 25*
|
2:30 PM
|
at Notre Dame
|
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)
|
NBC
|
L 20–52
|
80,225
|
| November 1
|
3:30 PM
|
Pittsburgh
|
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
|
CBS
|
W 22–21
|
34,796
|
| November 8
|
3:30 PM
|
at #22 Syracuse
|
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
|
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. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
|
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