1937 Boston University Terriers football team

American college football season

1937 Boston University Terriers football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–2
Head coach|

* Pat Hanley (4th season)

Home stadium| Fenway Park

Seasons

<- 1936

1938 ->

1937 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
No. 6 Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1
No. 3 Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 1
No. 7 Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 2
St. Thomas (PA) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 12 Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 12 Manhattan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Duquesne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 4
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2
Hofstra |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Providence |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
La Salle |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Massachusetts State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Pat Hanley, the team compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 143 to 45.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 2| | Lehigh|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| W 33–6| 5,000| [2]
October 9| | Slippery Rock|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| W 20–0| 5,000| [3]
October 16| | at Clarkson| Watertown, NY| W 35–0| |
October 23| | Western Reserve|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| L 0–7| 5,000| [4]
October 30| | at Washington University|

* Francis Field
* St. Louis, MO

| W 14–12| 5,500| [5]
November 6| | American International|

* Nickerson Field
* Weston, MA

| W 28–0| | [6]
November 11| |  No. 9 Villanova|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| L 0–12| 15,000| [7]
November 20| 2:00 p.m.| vs. Boston College|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| W 13–6| 12,000| [8]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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1. ^ "Boston (MA) Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
2. ^ "B.U. Turns Back Engineers, 33-6". The Morning Call. October 3, 1937. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Slippery Rock Defeated at Boston, 20-0". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 10, 1937 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Western Reserve Goes On: Victory No. 28 in a Row Comes Over Boston U., 7 to 0". The Kansas City Star. October 24, 1937. p. 3B - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Robert L. Burnes (October 31, 1937). "Boston U's Second-Half Rally Nips Washington, 14 to 12". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. pp. 1C, 4C - via newspapers.com.
6. ^ "B.U.-A.I.C." The Boston Globe. November 6, 1937. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Villanova Cops 12-to-0 Triumph". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 12, 1937. p. 36 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Moore, Gerry (November 20, 1937). "Eagles Given 10-7 Edge On Terriers". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 - 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"

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* NFL draftees

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