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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
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (2nd season)
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Yankee Conference football standings
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*
L 9–30[2]
September 13at Wake Forest*
L 0–3117,800[3]
September 20at New Hampshire
L 9–26
September 27No. T–13 Maine
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 26–23
October 4at Richmond
L 15–5610,648[4]
October 18at Rhode Island
W 17–09,882
October 25UMass
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 25–3412,249
November 1at Connecticut
L 7–24
November 8at Western Kentucky*
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

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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