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1979 Boston University Terriers football team

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
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Boston University + 4 1 0 8 1 1
UMass + 4 1 0 6 4 0
Connecticut 3 1 1 3 6 2
New Hampshire 2 2 1 5 4 2
Maine 1 4 0 1 9 1
Rhode Island 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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]

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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