Boston University Terriers
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Boston University Terriers | |
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University | Boston University |
Conference | Patriot League (primary) Hockey East (ice hockey) EARC (rowing) |
NCAA | Division I |
Athletic director | Drew Marrochello[1] |
Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
Varsity teams | 24 (10 men, 14 women) |
Football stadium | Nickerson Field (1953–97) |
Basketball arena | Case Gym |
Ice hockey arena | Agganis Arena |
Mascot | Rhett the Boston Terrier |
Nickname | Terriers |
Fight song | Go BU |
Colors | Scarlet and white[2] |
Website | www |
The Boston University Terriers are the ten men's and fourteen women's
The majority of BU's teams compete as members of the Patriot League, with the ice hockey teams competing in Hockey East and rowing competing in the EARC.
Conference change
On July 1, 2013, Boston University left the America East Conference and joined the Patriot League.[4]
Sports sponsored
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Basketball | Basketball |
Cross country | Cross country |
Ice hockey | Field hockey |
Lacrosse | Golf |
Rowing | Ice hockey |
Soccer | Lacrosse |
Swimming & diving | Lightweight rowing |
Tennis | Rowing |
Track & field† | Soccer |
Softball | |
Swimming & diving | |
Tennis | |
Track & field† | |
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor. |
Boston University is one of 4 NCAA Division I schools to not sponsor at least one of women's volleyball or baseball (The other 3 being
).Ice hockey
Boston University's ice hockey team is the most successful sports program at the school, with five national championships (1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009) and 21 appearances in the Frozen Four. The Terriers have also been the national runners-up five times, and have won five ECAC tournament championships and seven Hockey East tournament championships. Many of BU's hockey players have gone on to successful careers in the NHL.
Since 1984 the Terriers have played in the Hockey East conference, along with crosstown arch-rivals Boston College (BC). The series with Boston College is known as the Green Line Rivalry or the Battle of Commonwealth Avenue. Under long-time coach and former player, Jack Parker, BU excelled in the 1990s, winning six Hockey East regular season titles, four Hockey East tournament titles, the 1995 National Championship and three National runner-up trophies. BU missed the Frozen Four for 11 consecutive seasons beginning in 1998 but returned to glory by winning the national championship in 2009.
BU has dominated the annual Beanpot tournament, which has been contested by the four Boston metro area-based collegiate teams – the others being BC, Northeastern and Harvard – since the 1952–53 season. The televised tourney is a local institution, played in front of annual sellouts at the TD Garden, and is a fierce battle for bragging rights. As of 2010, the Terriers have won 29 of 58 Beanpots and 12 of the last 16.
Other varsity sports
For most other sports, BU competes in the
The Terriers also have a history of national success in men's and women's
Championships
National team championships
- Men's (5)
- Ice Hockey(5): 1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009
- Women's (2)
Conference championships
Men's conference championships
- Hockey (17): 1965, 1967, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2023 - Tournament (15): 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2023
- Basketball (8): 1980, 1983, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2014 - Tournament (7): 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2011, 2020
- Football (5): 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993
- Lacrosse (1): 2022 - Tournament (1): 2022
- Soccer (13): 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2023 - Tournament (8): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2023
- Tennis (4): 1988, 1993, 1994, 1996
- Swimming & Diving (3): 1993, 2002, 2013
- Cross Country (11): 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2010
Women's conference championships
- Hockey (2): 2011, 2013 - Tournament (5): 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Basketball (3): 1988, 2009, 2012 - Tournament (3): 1988, 1989, 2003
- Soccer (12): 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 - Tournament (9): 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Tennis (28): 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2023 - Tournament (19): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2023
- Lacrosse (6): 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012 - Tournament (9): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Field Hockey (12): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - Tournament (8): 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
- Softball (8): 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 - Tournament (9): 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
- Swimming & Diving (5): 1990, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2012
- Indoor Track & Field (13): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014
- Outdoor Track & Field (3): 1993, 2008, 2014
- Cross Country (13): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014
- Golf (13): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014
New facilities
In 2005, Boston University opened
Other facilities include the indoor
Soccer and lacrosse are played on the artificial surface of Nickerson Field.
Field hockey competes at New Balance Field.
Mascot
Rhett the Boston Terrier is the official costumed
Rhett has participated in several ESPN "This is SportsCenter" commercials[8] and competed three times in the Universal Cheerleading Association's mascot nationals, placing as high as fourth in 2002. He was also named an All-American in 1996 and "Boston's Top Mascot" in 1998.[citation needed]
In 2006, BU's athletic logo featuring Rhett was altered slightly during a department-wide rebranding. Rhett's mascot character also received a makeover, favoring more cartoonish characteristics.[9]
The unofficial mascot of the school shares the same name, which is a Boston Terrier owned by a faculty or staff member. After Rhett passed in 2020, Rhett the Second or "Artoo" would be the next incarnation, though various dogs have also been called Rhett in past years.[10]
References
- ^ "GoTerriers.com - The Official Site of Boston University Athletics". www.goterriers.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Boston University Master Logo". Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "University Colors Become Official". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Boston University Officially Joins the Patriot League". Boston University.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
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- ^ "Official Website of the Boston University Department of AthleticsTraditions - Official Website of the Boston University Department of Athletics". Archived from the original on 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Rhett on SportsCenter". YouTube.
- ^ "Rhett gets a new look | BU Today". www.bu.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-01-09.
- ^ "There's a new Rhett in town – The Daily Free Press". dailyfreepress.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.