1897 Boston College Eagles football team

1897 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
1897 record	4–3
Head coach	John Dunlop (1st season)

The 1897 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1897 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2	at Campello Athletic Club*	Brockton Fair Grounds •	W 14–4
October 16	at Whitman Athletic Club*		W 14–4
October 23	at Holy Cross*	Worcester College Grounds • Worcester, MA (Rivalry)	L 4–10
October 26	vs. Tufts		L 4–12
October 30	Exeter Academy*		L 4–10
November 6	Harvard Law School*		W 6–0
November 25	vs. Holy Cross*	South End Grounds • Boston, MA (Rivalry)	W 12–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Boston College Eagles football
Venues	Alumni Field (1915–1957) Braves Field (1920–1930, 1944, 1946–1952, alternate) Fenway Park (1929–1930, 1936–1945, 1953–1956, alternate) Alumni Stadium (1957–present) South End Grounds (alternate) Foxboro Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston University (Green Line Rivalry) Clemson (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) Holy Cross Notre Dame: Holy War (Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl; Ireland Trophy) Syracuse UMass Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle "For Boston" Marching band Scanlan Award Hail Flutie
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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