1980 Boston University Terriers football team

American college football season

1980 Boston University Terriers football

Yankee Conference champion

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 9–2 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Rick Taylor (4th season)

Defensive coordinator| Ed Sweeney (3rd season)
Home stadium| Nickerson Field

Seasons

<- 1979

1981 ->

1980 Yankee Conference football standings

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 9 Boston University $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. T–10 UMass | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. T–10 Connecticut | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
New Hampshire | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Maine | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rhode Island | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled a 9–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 272 to 184.[1]

## Schedule

[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

|
|
|
|
|
|

September 13| Merchant Marine*| |

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| W 42–0| | [2]
September 20| at New Hampshire| |

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 27–9| 5,500| [3]
September 27| Maine| No. 7|

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| W 17–0| | [4]
October 4| at Temple*| No. T–4|

* Veterans Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 6–53| 10,375| [5]
October 11| Davidson*| |

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| W 35–14| 2,440| [6]
October 18| at Rhode Island| No. T–10|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| W 24–13| | [7]
October 25|  No. 9 UMass| No. 8|

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| W 3–0| | [8]
November 1| VMI*| No. T–7|

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| W 38–22| 3,000| [9]
November 8| at No. T–10 Connecticut| No. 4|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| W 28–24| | [10]
November 15| at Bucknell*| No. 4|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 17–30| 2,200| [11]
November 22| Northeastern*| No. T–7|

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| W 35–19| 3,212| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
2. ^ "BU trounces Merchant Marine, 42–0". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "BU strikes early, settles matters with UNH". The Boston Globe. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Bears' QB picture hazy after 17–0 loss to BU". The Bangor Daily News. September 29, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Temple crushes BU, 53–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Davidson's drives derailed by Boston 35–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 12, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Boston U. 24, Rhode Island 13". Tarrytown Daily News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Terriers overcome UMass, rain, wind". The Hartford Courant. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Sluggish BU gets by VMI". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "BU clinches crown". The Sunday Republican. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Eisenberg, Harry (November 16, 1980). "Bucknell Kills BU's Playoff Hopes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 87 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Lyons bows out with loss to BU". The Boston Globe. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

* v
* t
* e

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
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888–1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898–1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906–1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943–1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

* v
* t
* e

Yankee Conference football champions

* New Hampshire (1947)
* New Hampshire (1948)
* Connecticut & Maine (1949)
* New Hampshire (1950)
* Maine (1951)
* Connecticut & Maine & Rhode Island (1952)
* New Hampshire & Rhode Island (1953)
* New Hampshire (1954)
* Rhode Island (1955)
* Connecticut (1956)
* Connecticut & Rhode Island (1957)
* Connecticut (1958)
* Connecticut (1959)
* Connecticut & UMass (1960)
* Maine (1961)
* New Hampshire (1962)
* UMass (1963)
* UMass (1964)
* Maine (1965)
* UMass (1966)
* UMass (1967)
* Connecticut & New Hampshire (1968)
* UMass (1969)
* Connecticut (1970)
* Connecticut & UMass (1971)
* UMass (1972)
* Connecticut (1973)
* Maine & UMass (1974)
* New Hampshire (1975)
* New Hampshire (1976)
* UMass (1977)
* UMass (1978)
* Boston University & UMass (1979)
* Boston University (1980)
* Rhode Island & UMass (1981)
* Boston University & Connecticut & Maine & UMass (1982)
* Boston University & Connecticut (1983)
* Boston University & Rhode Island (1984)
* Rhode Island (1985)
* Connecticut & Delaware & UMass (1986)
* Maine & Richmond (1987)
* Delaware & UMass (1988)
* Connecticut & Maine & Villanova (1989)
* UMass (1990)
* Delaware & New Hampshire & Villanova (1991)
* Delaware (1992)
* Boston University (1993)
* New Hampshire (1994)
* Delaware (1995)
* William & Mary (1996)

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[No.]: Number