1897 Boston College football team

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.

1897 Boston College football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3
Head coach	John Dunlop (1st season)
Captain	Arthur White
Home stadium	South End Grounds

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	–	6	–	0
Western Univ. Penn.			–					1	–	3	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	at Campello Athletic Club	Brockton Fair Grounds Brockton, MA	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	W 12–0	4,500