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From the archives | 1997

Lamenting the loss of BU football

By Bob Ryan

 |  Globe Columnist  

  November 09, 1997

When the BU football team showed heart in winning its last-ever home football game in 1997, Ryan criticized the school for the manner in which it decided to shut down the program.

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