1979 Boston University Terriers football team
The 1979 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled an 8–1–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 120.[1]
| 1979 Boston University Terriers football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| 1979 record | 8–1–1 (4–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Nickerson Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Boston University + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 15 | at Maine | W 24–13 | |||||
| September 22 | New Hampshire | W 41–28 | |||||
| September 29 | Northeastern* |
| W 35–10 | ||||
| October 6 | at Harvard* |
| W 14–10 | 12,500 | [2] | ||
| October 13 | at UMass | L 6–20 | 10,800 | ||||
| October 20 | Merchant Marine* |
| W 30–0 | ||||
| October 27 | Rhode Island |
| W 7–0 | 5,378 | |||
| November 3 | at Holy Cross* | W 16–7 | 3,711 | [3] | |||
| November 10 | Connecticut |
| W 16–12 | ||||
| November 17 | at Bucknell* | T 20–20 | 4,000 | [4] | |||
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References
- "Boston Yearly Results 1975-1979". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- Eisenberg, Harry (October 7, 1979). "Jensen Lifts BU over Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- Eisenberg, Harry (November 4, 1979). "BU Tops Holy Cross on 3 Pelin FGs". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
- Monahan, Bob (November 18, 1979). "BU Ties Bucknell with 11 Seconds to Go". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.
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