1997 Boston University Terriers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1997 Boston University Terriers football Atlantic 10 Conference New England Division A-10 1–10 1–7 Tom Masella 2nd Nickerson Field none 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.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/boston/yearly_results.php?year=1995 Boston Yearly Results 1995-1997 David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse https://web.archive.org/web/20150905203915/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/boston/yearly_results.php?year=1995 September 26, 2021 2015-09-05 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.The end for BU football The Boston Globe Joe Burris October 26, 1997 89 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44627513/the-boston-globe/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1997 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network y y September 6 at 1997 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen 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 1997 Northeastern Huskies 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 BU, in home finale, shows where heart is The Boston Globe Bob Ryan November 9, 1997 C1, C20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86114390/bu/ Newspapers.com 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 Final gun sounds for BU football The Boston Globe Joe Burris November 23, 1997 C1, C14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86114172/final-gun-sounds-for-bu-football/ Newspapers.comBoston U. closes history with loss The News Leader November 23, 1997 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86114037/boston-u-closes-history-with-loss/ Newspapers.com References Boston University Category:Boston University Terriers football seasons Boston University Terriers football Category:1997 in Boston