1997 Boston University Terriers football team

American college football season

1997 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	New England Division
Record	1–10 (1–7 A-10)
Head coach	Tom Masella (2nd season)
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
Seasons← 1996

1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
New England Division
New Hampshire x	5	–	3	5	–	6
Connecticut	4	–	4	7	–	4
Maine	4	–	4	5	–	6
Rhode Island	2	–	6	2	–	9
Boston University	1	–	7	1	–	10
UMass	1	–	7	2	–	9
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 3 Delaware ^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 20 Northeastern	5	–	3	8	–	3
Richmond	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	7	–	4
James Madison	3	–	5	5	–	6

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Tom Masella, the Terriers compiled a 1–10 record (1–7 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the Atlantic 10's New England Division, and were outscored by a total of 353 to 162.

In late October 1997, Boston University announced that its trustees had voted to drop its football program at the end of the 1997 season. The move was announced as part of a restructuring plan that called for increased funding of women's sports.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	at Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 14–24
September 20	No. 5 Youngstown State	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–28	2,035
September 27	at No. 9 William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 17–20	8,574
October 4	No. 11 Delaware	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 17–49
October 11	Rhode Island	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 17–20	1,281
October 18	at Maine	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 29–62
October 25	Northeastern	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–28
November 1	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 7–45
November 8	UMass	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 33–8	3,140
November 15	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 0–38
November 22	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 14–31	4,200
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

"Boston Yearly Results 1995-1997". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
Joe Burris (October 26, 1997). "The end for BU football". The Boston Globe. p. 89 – via Newspapers.com.
Bob Ryan (November 9, 1997). "BU, in home finale, shows where heart is". The Boston Globe. pp. C1, C20 – via Newspapers.com.
Joe Burris (November 23, 1997). "Final gun sounds for BU football". The Boston Globe. pp. C1, C14 – via Newspapers.com.
"Boston U. closes history with loss". The News Leader. November 23, 1997. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Old Nickerson Field (1928–1938, 1940–1946) Fenway Park (1925–1926, 1936–1939, 1947–1952) Braves Field (1920–1921, 1939, 1953–1954) Nickerson Field (1955–1997)
Bowls & rivalries	Boston College: Green Line Rivalry Sacred Cod Trophy
Culture & lore	Rhett the Boston Terrier "Go BU"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1884 1885 1886 1887 1888–1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898–1903 1904 1905 1906–1916 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

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