1979 Boston University Terriers football team

The 1979 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled an 8–1–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 120.[1]

1979 Boston University Terriers football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record8–1–1 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorEd Sweeney (2nd season)
Home stadiumNickerson Field
1979 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Boston University + 4 1 08 1 1
UMass + 4 1 06 4 0
Connecticut 3 1 13 6 2
New Hampshire 2 2 15 4 2
Maine 1 4 01 9 1
Rhode Island 0 5 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at MaineW 24–13
September 22 No. 4 New HampshireNo. 10W 41–28
September 29Northeastern*No. 4
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 35–10
October 6at Harvard*No. T–3
W 14–1012,500[2]
October 13at No. 10 UMassNo. 3L 6–2010,800
October 20Merchant Marine*No. 5
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 30–0
October 27Rhode IslandNo. 6
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 7–05,378
November 3at Holy Cross*No. 3W 16–73,711 [3]
November 10ConnecticutNo. 3
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 16–12
November 17at Bucknell*No. 2T 20–204,000 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Boston Yearly Results 1975-1979". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. Eisenberg, Harry (October 7, 1979). "Jensen Lifts BU over Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 42 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Eisenberg, Harry (November 4, 1979). "BU Tops Holy Cross on 3 Pelin FGs". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 53 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Monahan, Bob (November 18, 1979). "BU Ties Bucknell with 11 Seconds to Go". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 79 via Newspapers.com.
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