1986 Boston University Terriers football team
Appearance
1986 Boston University Terriers football | |
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 4–7 (3–4 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | John Lyons (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Nickerson Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Delaware +^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Connecticut + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Steve Stetson, the Terriers compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Yankee Conference, and were outscored by a total of 304 to 205.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 6 | Delaware State* | L 9–30 | [2] | ||||
September 13 | at Wake Forest* | L 0–31 | 17,800 | [3] | |||
September 20 | at New Hampshire | L 9–26 | [4] | ||||
September 27 | No. T–13 Maine |
| W 26–23 | 9,874 | [5] | ||
October 4 | at Richmond | L 15–56 | 10,648 | [6] | |||
October 18 | at Rhode Island | W 17–0 | 9,882 | [7] | |||
October 25 | UMass |
| L 25–34 | 12,249 | [8] | ||
November 1 | at Connecticut | L 7–24 | 11,073 | [9] | |||
November 8 | at Western Kentucky* | L 7–28 | 1,500 | [10] | |||
November 15 | Colgate* |
| W 45–35 | 2,122 | [11] | ||
November 22 | No. 11 Delaware |
| W 45–35 | 2,441 | [12] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1985-1989". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "Delaware St. 30, Boston U. 9". Rutland Daily Herald. September 7, 1986. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terriers fall, 31–0". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Hampshire handles BU, 26–9". The Sunday Republican. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It was a sure thing, BU tops Maine 26–23". The Bangor Daily News. September 27, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bleier-led Spiders give BU 'deserved' whipping". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston U. 17, Rhode Island 0". The Star-Ledger. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UMass 34, Boston U. 25". Staten Island Advance. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Connecticut takes control early, 24–7". Boston Sunday Globe. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toppers throw Boston massacre". The Park City Daily News. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (November 16, 1986). "Mancini Helps BU Strong-Arm Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BU's comeback for a 45–35 win forces Delaware to share Yankee title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.