1946 Boston University Terriers football team

The 1946 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Walt Holmer, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record.

1946 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record5–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumNickerson Field
1946 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Army    9 0 1
Muhlenberg    9 1 0
Yale    7 1 1
Buffalo    7 2 0
Harvard    7 2 0
Massachusetts State    6 2 0
No. 13 Penn    6 2 0
Penn State    6 2 0
Boston University    5 2 1
Boston College    6 3 0
Columbia    6 3 0
NYU    5 3 0
Cornell    5 3 1
Villanova    6 4 0
Boston College    7 3 0
Hofstra    4 3 0
Colgate    4 4 0
Syracuse    4 5 0
Drexel    3 4 0
Franklin & Marshall    3 4 0
Brown    3 5 1
Pittsburgh    3 5 1
Princeton    3 5 0
Vermont    2 3 2
Temple    2 4 2
Bucknell    3 6 0
Dartmouth    3 6 0
Tufts    1 6 0
CCNY    1 7 0
Carnegie Tech    0 6 0
Fordham    0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at SyracuseL 6–4132,000[1]
October 52:00 p.m.American International
W 21–0[2][3]
October 122:00 p.m.at NortheasternW 27–0[4][5]
October 192:00 p.m.Tufts
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
W 35–06,000[6][7]
October 26at BrownW 14–1412,000[8]
November 22:00 p.m.Rhode Island State
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
W 39–64,000[9][10]
November 92:00 p.m.New Hampshire
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
L 7–13[11][12]
November 16at Coast GuardNew London, CTW 34–73,000[13]

References

  1. "B. U. Terriers Outclassed, 41-6, by Syracuse". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 29, 1946. p. 35. Retrieved June 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Revamped B. U. Will Battle A. I. C." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 4, 1946. p. 23. Retrieved September 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  3. "B. U. Blanks Aces, 21-0, at Riverside". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 6, 1946. p. 28. Retrieved June 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  4. Fitzgerald, Tom (October 12, 1946). "Yale A. A Begs Fans to Pass Up Game Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Masschusetts. p. 8. Retrieved June 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  5. Fitzgerald, Tom (October 13, 1946). "B. U. Terriers Throttle Huskies in One-Sided Gridiron Feud, 27-0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Masschusetts. p. 29. Retrieved June 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  6. "College Football Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 19, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved June 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  7. Holbrook, Bob (October 20, 1946). "Jumbos Scare B. U., Finally Bow, 35-0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Masschusetts. p. 28. Retrieved June 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  8. "Boston U. Holds Brown to a Tie". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 27, 1946. p. S2.
  9. "B. U. Eleven Heavy Favorite to Whip R. I. State Rivals". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 2, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  10. Hurtwitz, Hy (November 3, 1946). "B. U. Lambasts R. I. State, 39-6". The Boston Globe. Boston, Masschusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  11. "B. U. Given Edge, to Count on Giles Against Wildcats". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 9, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  12. Birtwell, Roger (November 10, 1946). "With B. U. Eyes on Star, Unknown Snags Late Pass to Give Wildcats 13-7 Win". The Boston Globe. p. 23. Retrieved November 29, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  13. Keane, Clif (November 17, 1946). "Terriers Rout Coast Guard by 34-7 Score". The Boston Globe. Boston, Masschusetts. p. 27. Retrieved June 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
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