1971 Boston University Terriers football team

1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1971 Boston University Terriers football
1971 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Independent
1971 record	3–7
Head coach	Larry Naviaux (3rd season);
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their third season under head coach Larry Naviaux, the Terriers compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by a total of 284 to 200.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	at Colgate	Hamilton, NY	L 21–27
September 25	at The Citadel	Charleston, SC	L 37–44
October 2	at Temple	Philadelphia, PA	L 10–34
October 9	UMass	Boston, MA	W 47–21
October 16	at Holy Cross	Worcester, MA	L 14–28
October 23	Rhode Island	Boston, MA	W 28–7
October 29	Connecticut	Boston, MA	L 10–14
November 6	at Villanova	Villanoa, PA	L 0–48
November 13	Delaware	Boston, MA	L 0–54
November 20	New Hampshire	Boston, MA	W 33–7

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
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1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Delaware		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State		–		9	–	1	–	0
Colorado College		–		7	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Akron		–		8	–	2	–	0
Samford		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan		–		7	–	1	–	2
Arkansas AM&N		–		7	–	2	–	0
IUP		–		7	–	2	–	0
Appalachian State		–		7	–	3	–	1
Northern Michigan		–		7	–	3	–	0
Hawaii		–		7	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		6	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		6	–	4	–	0
Tampa		–		6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		5	–	4	–	1
Bucknell		–		5	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan		–		5	–	5	–	0
Milwaukee		–		5	–	5	–	0
Nevada		–		5	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)		–		4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra		–		5	–	6	–	0
Cortland		–		4	–	5	–	0
Northeastern		–		4	–	5	–	0
Portland State		–		4	–	5	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		4	–	6	–	1
Eastern Illinois		–		4	–	6	–	0
Indiana State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Saint Mary's		–		3	–	5	–	0
Rose-Hulman		–		3	–	6	–	0
Boston University		–		3	–	7	–	0
Drexel		–		2	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll