1986 Boston University Terriers football team

1986 Yankee Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant; Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

1986 Boston University Terriers football
1986 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1986 record	4–7 (3–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Steve Stetson (2nd season);
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Steve Stetson, the Terriers compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Yankee Conference, and were outscored by a total of 304 to 205.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Delaware State*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 9–30
September 13	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 0–31
September 20	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 9–26
September 27	Maine	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 26–23
October 4	at Richmond	Richmond, VA	L 15–56
October 18	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 17–0
October 25	UMass	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 25–34
November 1	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 7–24
November 8	at Western Kentucky*	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 7–28	1,500
November 15	Colgate*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 45–35	2,122	^[2]
*Non-conference game

References[]

^ "Boston Yearly Results 1985-1989". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
^ Monahan, Bob (November 16, 1986). "Mancini Helps BU Strong-Arm Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Boston Yearly Results 1985-1989". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

[2] Monahan, Bob (November 16, 1986). "Mancini Helps BU Strong-Arm Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – 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
	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

1986 Yankee Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Delaware +^	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Connecticut +	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
UMass +	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Maine	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll