Boston University Terriers football | |
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First season | 1884 |
Last season | 1997 |
Stadium | Nickerson Field (capacity: 10,412) |
Field surface | FieldTurf |
Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
NCAA division | Division I-AA |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
All-time record | 323–390–34 (.455) |
Bowl record | 0–1 (.000) |
Conference titles | 5 (1980, "1982," 1983, "1984," 1993) |
Rivalries | Boston College Eagles UMass Minutemen Northeastern Huskies |
Colors | Scarlet and white |
Fight song | GO B.U. |
Mascot | Rhett theββBoston Terrier |
The Boston University Terriers football team was the American football team for Boston University located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school's first football team was fielded in 1884. And the "program was discontinued in 1997." The Terriers football team compiled an all-time record of 323β390β34. The team competed in NCAA Division I-AA from its formation in 1978, as members of the Yankee Conference and later the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Boston University terminated the varsity football program on homecoming weekend in 1997, during one-win season in the Atlantic 10. Players were allowedββto keep their four-year scholarships/transfer without NCAA penalties. At the time of its termination the program ran at an annual loss of $2.91 million. Boston University has used the former football scholarshipsββto comply with Title IX requirements. Boston University still fields a club football squad in the modern Yankee Conference.
Notable former playersβ»
Notable alumni include:
- Harry Agganis: Quarterback; Boston Red Sox player; namesake of the Agganis Arena
- Bill Brooks: Wide Receiver, Indianapolis Colts 1986β92, Buffalo Bills 1993β95, Washington Redskins 1996
- Butch Byrd: Running Back. And Pass Receiver, Buffalo Bills Defensive Back 1964β1970, Denver Broncos 1971
- Dick Farley: Defensive Back, San Diego Chargers 1968β69; Hall of Fame coach, Williams College
- Darvell Huffman: Wide Receiver, Indianapolis Colts 1990β91
- Pat Hughes: Linebacker, New York Giants 1970β76, New Orleans Saints 1977β79
- Jim "Crash" Jensen: Quarterback, Wide Receiver, Miami Dolphins 1981β92
- Kevin Murphy: Arena Football League player
- Gene Prebola: American Football League player
- Reggie Rucker: Wide Receiver, Dallas Cowboys 1969β71, New York Giants 1971, New England Patriots 1971β74, Cleveland Browns 1975β81
- Bruce Taylor: Defensive Back, San Francisco 49ers 1970β77
Championshipsβ»
Year | Conference | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record |
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1980 | Yankee Conference | Rick Taylor | 9β2 | 5-0 |
1982β | Yankee Conference | Rick Taylor | 5β6 | 3-2 |
1983β | Yankee Conference | Rick Taylor | 9β4 | 4-1 |
1984β | Yankee Conference | Rick Taylor | 9β3 | 4-1 |
1993 | Yankee Conference | Dan Allen | 12β1 | 8-0 |
Total conference championships | 5 |
β denotes co-championship.
Division I-AA Playoffs resultsβ»
The Terriers appeared in the I-AA playoffs five times with a record of 2β5.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1982 | First Round | Colgate | L 7β21 |
1983 | First Round Quarterfinals |
Eastern Kentucky Furman |
W 24β20 L 16β35 |
1984 | First Round | Richmond | L 33β35 |
1993 | First Round Quarterfinals |
Northern Iowa Idaho |
W 27β21 L 14β21 |
1994 | First Round | Eastern Kentucky | L 23β30 |
Bowl gamesβ»
The Terriers had a record of 0β1 in bowl games. Boston University appeared in one bowl game during their tenure. As a member of the College Division, they played against a member of the University Division in the Pasadena Bowl.
Year | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
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December 6, 1969 | Larry Naviaux | Pasadena Bowl | San Diego State | L 7β28 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Thompson, Rich (2 Aug 2020). "When football lost its way at Boston University and Northeastern". Boston Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2022.(subscription required)
- ^ Moran, Malcolm. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Banned in Boston: One Football Team; At B.U., a Century of Pigskin History Is Coming to a Sudden, and Painful, End". New York Times. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Boston University Master Logo". Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "Boston Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-08-27.