1934 Boston University Terriers football team

American college football season

1934 Boston University Terriers football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–4
Head coach|

* Pat Hanley (1st season)

Home stadium| Nickerson Field

Seasons

<- 1933

1935 ->

1934 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Trinity (CT) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0
La Salle |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 1
Washington College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 4 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 8 Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 5 Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Duquesne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 15 Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 2
No. 10 Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 2
No. 14 Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Northeastern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Rochester |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Saint Anselm |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Amherst |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Massachusetts State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Providence |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Bates |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Middlebury |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Williams |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Colby |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Springfield |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 3
Manhattan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Geneva |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2
Saint Joseph's |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Norwich |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Bowdoin |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 6  | - | 1
Lowell Textile |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 7  | - | 1
Rankings from Associated Press

The 1934 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its first season under head coach Pat Hanley, the team compiled a 3–4 record and was outscored by a total of 104 to 40.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 29| at Brown| Providence, RI| L 0–18| |
October 6| New Hampshire|

* Nickerson Field
* Weston, MA

| W 13–12| | [2][3]
October 13| Tufts|

* Nickerson Field
* Weston, MA

| L 0–6| | [4]
October 20| at Bates| Lewiston, ME| W 8–6| |
October 27| at Vermont|

* Centennial Field
* Burlington, VT

| W 19–0| | [5]
November 3| at Rutgers|

* Neilson Field
* New Brunswick, NJ

| L 0–52| 4,000| [6]
November 17| at Boston College|

* Alumni Field
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| L 0–10| 10,000| [7]

## References

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1. ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1930-1934". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
2. ^ "Boston Univ. 13, New Hampshire 12". The Boston Globe. October 6, 1934. p. 8. Retrieved January 25, 2020 - via newspapers.com.
3. ^ "New Hampshire Loses to B. U. by One Point". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 8, 1934. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2020 - via newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Tufts Eleven Beats Boston University". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. Associated Press. October 16, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved April 19, 2020 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Boston Terriers defeat Vermont". The Hartford Courant. October 28, 1934. Retrieved June 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Flashy attack buries Boston U. in 52 to 0 score". The Sunday News. November 4, 1934. Retrieved September 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Eagles' Best Team to Open Game with Terriers Today". The Boston Globe. November 17, 1934. p. 4 - via Newspapers.com.

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Boston University Terriers football

Venues|

* Old Nickerson Field (1928–1938, 1940–1946)
* Fenway Park (1925–1926, 1936–1939, 1947–1952)
* Braves Field (1920–1921, 1939, 1953–1954)
* Nickerson Field (1955–1997)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Boston College: Green Line Rivalry
* Sacred Cod Trophy

Culture & lore|

* Rhett the Boston Terrier
* "Go BU"

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1884
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