1981 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–5 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorEd Sweeney (4th season)
Home stadiumNickerson Field
1981 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rhode Island +^ 4 –1 –06 –6 –0
No. T–10 UMass + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Boston University 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
No. T–10 New Hampshire 2 –3 –07 –3 –0
Connecticut 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Maine 1 –4 –03 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 263 to 184.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Merchant Marine*W 24–13
September 12at Holy Cross*L 6–1415,663[2]
September 19New Hampshire
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 8–10
September 26at MaineW 48–7
October 3at ColgateL 14–215,100 [3]
October 10at DavidsonL 14–443,000[4]
October 17Rhode Island
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 27–21
October 24at UMassL 20–34
November 7Connecticut
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 37–20
November 14Bucknell*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 27–03,214[5]
November 21Northeastern*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 38–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Boston Yearly Results 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ Eisenberg, Harry (September 13, 1981). "HC Grounds Down BU". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Hobson, Geoff (October 4, 1981). "Weird Bounces Pave Way for Colgate". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "BU embarrassed". The Boston Globe. October 11, 1981. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Craig, Jack (November 15, 1981). "Drew, BU Batter Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
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