1972 Boston University Terriers football team

1972 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1972 Boston University Terriers football
1972 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Independent
1972 record	2–8
Head coach	Larry Naviaux (4th season);
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
	Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

The 1972 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Larry Naviaux, the Terriers compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored by a total of 281 to 117.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Maine	Boston, MA	L 7–25
September 23	at New Hampshire	Durham, NH	L 14–16
September 30	at Delaware	Newark, DE	L 12–49
October 7	at Harvard	Boston, MA	L 14–33
October 14	at UMass	Amherst, MA	L 15–44
October 20	Temple	Boston, MA	W 17–14
October 28	Rhode Island	Boston, MA	W 31–13
November 3	Northeastern	Boston, MA	L 0–10
November 11	at Rutgers	New Brunswick, NJ	L 7–51
November 18	Colgate	Boston, MA	L 0–26

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

1972 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 5 Tennessee State		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 1 Delaware		–		10	–	1	–	0
Colorado College		–		8	–	1	–	0
IUP		–		8	–	1	–	0
Tampa		–		10	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)		–		8	–	2	–	0
Hawaii		–		8	–	3	–	0
Indiana State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Northeastern		–		6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell		–		6	–	3	–	0
Cortland		–		6	–	3	–	0
San Diego		–		6	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		–		4	–	2	–	1
Eastern Michigan		–		6	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee		–		6	–	4	–	0
Samford		–		5	–	3	–	2
Lake Forest		–		4	–	3	–	1
Nevada		–		6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan		–		5	–	5	–	1
Fordham		–		5	–	5	–	0
Rose-Hulman		–		5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara		–		4	–	4	–	1
Akron		–		3	–	4	–	2
Saint Mary's		–		3	–	4	–	0
Drexel		–		3	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		3	–	7	–	0
Portland State		–		3	–	8	–	0
Wayne State (MI)		–		2	–	5	–	1
Boston University		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's		–		2	–	8	–	0
Chattanooga		–		2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		1	–	8	–	1
Eastern Illinois		–		1	–	9	–	0
Madison		–		0	–	4	–	1
UNLV		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll