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1981 Boston University Terriers football team

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

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 MaineW 48–7
October 3at ColgateL 14–215,100 [3]
October 10at DavidsonL 14–443,000[4]
October 17Rhode Island
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 27–21
October 24at UMassL 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

  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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