1980 Boston University Terriers football team

1980 Yankee Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from Associated Press poll

1980 Boston University Terriers football
1980 Boston University Terriers football
Yankee Conference champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
1980 record	9–2 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach	Rick Taylor (4th season);
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

The 1980 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled a 9–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 272 to 184.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Merchant Marine*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 42–0
September 20	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 27–9
September 27	Maine	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 17–0
October 4	at Temple*	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 6–53
October 11	Davidson*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 35–14
October 18	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 24–13
October 25	UMass	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 3–0
November 1	VMI*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 38–22	3,000	^[2]
November 8	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 28–24
November 15	at Bucknell*	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 17–30	2,200	^[3]
November 22	Northeastern*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 35–19
*Non-conference game

References[]

^ "Boston Yearly Results 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
^ "Sluggish BU gets by VMI". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Eisenberg, Harry (November 16, 1980). "Bucknell Kills BU's Playoff Hopes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Boston Yearly Results 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

[2] "Sluggish BU gets by VMI". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Eisenberg, Harry (November 16, 1980). "Bucknell Kills BU's Playoff Hopes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.

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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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1980 Yankee Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Boston University $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. T–10 UMass	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
No. T–10 Connecticut	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll