1996 Boston University Terriers football team

The 1996 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Terriers compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against conference opponents), finished last in the Yankee Conference's New England Division, and were outscored by a total of 373 to 119.[1]

1996 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record1–10 (0–8 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumNickerson Field
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x  6 –2   8 –3  
Maine  5 –3   7 –4  
UMass  4 –4   6 –5  
Connecticut  3 –5   4 –6  
Rhode Island  2 –6   4 –6  
Boston University  0 –8   1 –10  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 14 Villanova ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 11 Delaware ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 23 James Madison  5 –3   7 –4  
Northeastern  3 –5   6 –5  
Richmond  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The school hired Tom Masella as its head football coach in December 1995. He had previously been an assistant coach under Dan Allen before leaving in 1995 to become head football coach at Fairfield University.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Saint Mary's
L 23–27
September 14at Maine
L 8–45
September 21 No. 23 James Madison
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 7–38
September 28Richmond
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 7–37[3]
October 5at No. 5 Delaware
L 16–50
October 12at UMass
L 12–4315,201[4]
October 19Hofstra
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 16–9
October 26at Rhode Island
L 7–38
November 2Connecticut
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 10–45
November 9Northeastern
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 3–10
November 16 No. 15 New Hampshire
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 10–31

References
  1. "Boston Yearly Results 1995-1997". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. Nancy L. Marrapese (December 16, 1995). "Masella makes comeback as BU coach". The Boston Globe. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Things fall apart for BU". The Boston Globe. September 29, 1996. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Joe Burris (October 13, 1996). "UMass flattens Terriers". The Boston Globe. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
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