1981 Boston University Terriers football team

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1981 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–5 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuddy Teevens (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorEd Sweeney (4th season)
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rhode Island +^ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
No. T–10 UMass + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Boston University 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. T–10 New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 263 to 184.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Merchant Marine*
W 24–13
September 12at Holy Cross*
L 6–1415,663[2]
September 19New Hampshire
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 8–10
September 26at Maine
W 48–7
October 3at Colgate
L 14–215,100 [3]
October 10at Davidson
L 14–443,000[4]
October 17Rhode Island
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 27–21
October 24at UMass
L 20–34
November 7Connecticut
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 37–20
November 14Bucknell*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 27–03,214[5]
November 21Northeastern*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 38–0
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Eisenberg, Harry (September 13, 1981). "HC Grounds Down BU". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Hobson, Geoff (October 4, 1981). "Weird Bounces Pave Way for Colgate". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "BU embarrassed". The Boston Globe. October 11, 1981. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Craig, Jack (November 15, 1981). "Drew, BU Batter Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
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