1986 Boston University Terriers football team

American college football season

1986 Boston University Terriers football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 4–7 (3–4 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Steve Stetson (2nd season)

Defensive coordinator| John Lyons (2nd season)
Home stadium| Nickerson Field

Seasons

<- 1985

1987 ->

1986 Yankee Conference football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 6| Delaware State*|

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| L 9–30| | [2]
September 13| at Wake Forest*|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| L 0–31| 17,800| [3]
September 20| at New Hampshire|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| L 9–26| |
September 27| No. T–13 Maine|

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| W 26–23| |
October 4| at Richmond|

* UR Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| L 15–56| 10,648| [4]
October 18| at Rhode Island|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| W 17–0| 9,882|
October 25| UMass|

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| L 25–34| 12,249|
November 1| at Connecticut|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| L 7–24| |
November 8| at Western Kentucky*|

* L. T. Smith Stadium
* Bowling Green, KY

| L 7–28| 1,500|
November 15| Colgate*|

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| W 45–35| 2,122| [5]
November 22|  No. 11 Delaware|

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| W 45–35| |

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

## 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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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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* 1887
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* 1891
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