1959 Boston University Terriers football team

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1959 Boston University Terriers football
1959 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Independent
1959 record	4–5
Head coach	Steve Sinko (3rd season);
Home stadium	Boston University Field
	Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

The 1959 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In its third season under head coach Steve Sinko, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 150 to 102.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	George Washington	Boston University Field Boston, MA	L 14–18		^[2]
October 3	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 7–28
October 9	West Virginia	Boston University Field Boston, MA	W 7–0
October 17	at Penn State	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	L 12–21
October 23	Connecticut	Boston University Field Boston, MA	W 8–7
October 31	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 20–6
November 7	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 8–17	10,000	^[3]
November 14	Boston College	Boston University Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 26–7
November 21	No. 1 Syracuse	Boston University Field Boston, MA	L 0–46	22,000
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

^ "Boston (MA) Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
^ "Final quarter score beats Boston U". The Berkshire Eagle. September 26, 1959. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Holy Cross Beats Boston U, 17-8". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. November 8, 1959. sect. 7, p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.

v t 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)
Culture & lore	Rhett the Boston Terrier "Go BU"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
	1885 1888–1890 1898–1903 1906–1916 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

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Syracuse		–		11	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Penn State		–		9	–	2	–	0
Oregon		–		8	–	2	–	0
Rutgers		–		6	–	3	–	0
Detroit		–		6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		6	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State		–		6	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Pittsburgh		–		6	–	4	–	0
Washington State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)		–		5	–	4	–	0
Air Force		–		5	–	4	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	4	–	1
Army		–		4	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		5	–	5	–	0
Boston University		–		4	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech		–		4	–	6	–	0
Dayton		–		3	–	7	–	0
Marquette		–		3	–	7	–	0
Oregon State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Colgate		–		2	–	7	–	0
Idaho		–		1	–	9	–	0
Villanova		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll