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    1986 Boston University Terriers football team

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    1986 Boston University Terriers football
    ConferenceYankee Conference
    Record4–7 (3–4 Yankee)
    Head coach
    • Steve Stetson (2nd season)
    Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (2nd season)
    Home stadiumNickerson Field
    Seasons
    ← 1985
    1987 →
    1986 Yankee Conference football standings
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No. 13 Delaware +^ 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
    No. 19 Connecticut + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
    UMass + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
    New Hampshire 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
    Maine 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
    Richmond 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
    Boston University 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
    Rhode Island 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
    Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

    The 1986 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Steve Stetson, the Terriers compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Yankee Conference, and were outscored by a total of 304 to 205.[1]

    Schedule

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    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 6Delaware State*
    • Nickerson Field
    • Boston, MA
    		L 9–30[2]
    September 13at Wake Forest*
    • Groves Stadium
    • Winston-Salem, NC
    		L 0–3117,800[3]
    September 20at New Hampshire
    • Cowell Stadium
    • Durham, NH
    		L 9–26
    September 27No. T–13 Maine
    • Nickerson Field
    • Boston, MA
    		W 26–23
    October 4at Richmond
    • UR Stadium
    • Richmond, VA
    		L 15–5610,648[4]
    October 18at Rhode Island
    • Meade Stadium
    • Kingston, RI
    		W 17–09,882
    October 25UMass
    • Nickerson Field
    • Boston, MA
    		L 25–3412,249
    November 1at Connecticut
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Storrs, CT
    		L 7–24
    November 8at Western Kentucky*
    • L. T. Smith Stadium
    • Bowling Green, KY
    		L 7–281,500
    November 15Colgate*
    • Nickerson Field
    • Boston, MA
    		W 45–352,122[5]
    November 22 No. 11 Delaware
    • Nickerson Field
    • Boston, MA
    		W 45–35
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

    References

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    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. ^ "Delaware St. 30, Boston U. 9". Rutland Daily Herald. September 7, 1986. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Terriers fall, 31–0". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Bleier-led Spiders give BU 'deserved' whipping". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ Monahan, Bob (November 16, 1986). "Mancini Helps BU Strong-Arm Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
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