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1897 Boston College football team

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1897 Boston College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
CaptainArthur White
Home stadiumSouth End Grounds
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn     15 0 0
Princeton     10 1 0
Washington & Jefferson     10 1 0
Yale     9 0 2
Buffalo     9 1 0
Harvard     10 1 1
Army     6 1 1
Vermont     3 0 2
Lafayette     9 2 1
Drexel     6 2 1
Colgate     5 2 1
Dickinson     7 3 2
Swarthmore     7 3 2
Fordham     2 1 1
Cornell     5 3 1
Syracuse     5 3 1
Brown     7 4 0
Carlisle     6 4 0
Boston College     4 3 0
Holy Cross     4 3 1
Bucknell     3 3 1
NYU     3 3 0
Temple     3 3 0
Trinity (CT)     4 4 1
Wesleyan     6 6 0
Tufts     6 7 0
Geneva     3 4 1
Pittsburgh College     3 5 2
Villanova     3 5 1
Penn State     3 6 0
Amherst     2 6 2
Frankin & Marshall     2 6 2
Lehigh     3 7 0
New Hampshire     2 5 0
Rutgers     2 5 0
Western Univ. Penn.     1 3 0

The 1897 Boston College football team was an American football team that represented Boston College as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by first-year head coach John Dunlop, Boston College compiled a record of 4–3.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Campello Athletic Club
W 14–4
October 16at Whitman Athletic ClubW 14–4
October 23at Holy Cross
L 4–10
October 26vs. TuftsL 4–12
October 30Exeter AcademyL 4–10
November 6Harvard Law SchoolW 6–0
November 25vs. Holy CrossW 12–04,500[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Boston College 12, Holy Cross 0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. November 26, 1896. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.