1988 Boston University Terriers football team

The 1988 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Chris Palmer, the Terriers compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the Yankee Conference, and were outscored by a total of 285 to 230.[1]

1988 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumNickerson Field
1988 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–10 UMass +^ 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 15 Delaware +^ 6 –2 –07 –5 –0
Connecticut 4 –4 –07 –4 –0
Maine 4 –4 –07 –4 –0
New Hampshire 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Villanova 4 –4 –05 –5 –1
Boston University 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Rhode Island 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Richmond 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Rhode Island
W 41–16
September 17James Madison
L 13–235,857[2]
September 24Villanova
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 24–315,153[3]
October 1at UMass
L 27–4412,840
October 8vs. Maine
L 10–30
October 16vs. Richmond
L 17–205,000[4][5]
October 22at The Citadel*Charleston, SCL 13–24
October 29New Hampshire
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 23–21
November 5at Harvard*
W 24–236,500 [6]
November 12 No. 9 Connecticut
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 20–15
November 19at Delaware
L 18–38

References
  1. "Boston Yearly Results 1985-1989". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. "BU suffers a breakdown". The Boston Globe. September 18, 1988. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Villanova fakes out BU". The Boston Globe. September 25, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "No tea party for BU". The Boston Globe. October 17, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "College planning Palace repeat". The Daily Telegraph. October 18, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Concannon, Joe (November 6, 1988). "BU Picks Off Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
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