American college football season
The 1990 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season . In their first season under head coach Dan Allen , the Terriers compiled a 5–6 record (4–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the Yankee Conference, and were outscored by a total of 273 to 246.[ 1]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 1 No. 16 Colgate L 10–214,429 [ 2]
September 8 at Delaware L 20–34
September 15 No. 9 (D-II ) West Chester Nickerson Field Boston, MA W 38–7
September 22 at No. 17 Boise State L 21–3419,875 [ 3]
September 29 at No. 19 UMass L 16–478,247
October 13 Richmond Nickerson Field Boston, MA W 28–141,118 [ 4]
October 20 at Rhode Island W 15–1310,228
October 27 No. 5 New Hampshire Nickerson Field Boston, MA W 41–24
November 3 at Maine Orono, ME W 26–24[ 5]
November 10 Connecticut Nickerson Field Boston, MA L 21–28
November 17 Villanova Nickerson Field Boston, MA L 10–272,692 [ 6]
^ "Boston Yearly Results 1990-1994" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021 .
^ Burris, Joe (September 2, 1990). "BU Slips Up, Falls in Opener" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Boise St. 34, Boston U. 21" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. September 23, 1990. p. 4C.
^ "Greene and BU attack Richmond" . The Boston Globe . October 14, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ John Vellante (November 4, 1990). "BU, Greene are on target again" . The Boston Globe . p. 62 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Villanova's Kennedy rushes for 193 yards in 27–10 win" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . November 18, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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