1897 Boston College football team

1897 Boston College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
CaptainArthur White
Home stadiumSouth End Grounds
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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

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 Cross
W 12–04,500[1]

References

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


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