1986 Boston University Terriers football team

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1986 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (2nd season)
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Yankee Conference football standings
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

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Delaware State*
L 9–30
September 13at
Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
    		• L 0–3117,800[2]
    September 20at New Hampshire
    		L 9–26
    September 27No. T–13 Maine
    • Nickerson Field
    • Boston, MA
    		W 26–23
    October 4at Richmond
    		L 15–5610,648[3]
    October 18at Rhode Island
    		W 17–09,882
    October 25UMass
    • Nickerson Field
    • Boston, MA
    		L 25–3412,249
    November 1at Connecticut
    		L 7–24
    November 8at
    L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
    		• L 7–281,500
    November 15Colgate*
    • Nickerson Field
    • Boston, MA
    		W 45–352,122[4]
    November 22 No. 11 Delaware
    • Nickerson Field
    • Boston, MA
    		W 45–35

    References

    1. ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1985-1989". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
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