1978 Boston University Terriers football team

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1978 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1978 record6–4 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 UMass $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 7 Rhode Island 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Boston University 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 1 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Maine 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled a 6–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 177 to 169.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Maine
W 27–14
September 23at New Hampshire
W 15–5
September 30Northeastern*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 25–24
October 7at Dartmouth*
W 20–179,750 [2]
October 14UMass
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 7–313,570
October 21at Louisville*
L 7–35
October 28at Rhode Island
L 6–78,033
November 4Holy Cross*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 15–78,760 [3]
November 11at Connecticut
L 20–27
November 18Bucknell*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 27–103,178 [4]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1975-1979". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Monahan, Bob (October 8, 1978). "BU 20, Dartmouth 17--At Last". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 5, 1978). "Terriers Surprise with Freshman Sub". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Monahan, Bob (November 19, 1978). "BU Tops Bucknell, 27-10, Ends 6-4". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
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