1987 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumNickerson Field
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Maine +^ 6 –1 –08 –4 –0
No. 17 Richmond +^ 6 –1 –07 –5 –0
Connecticut 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
New Hampshire 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Delaware 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
UMass 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Boston University 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Rhode Island 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third and final season under head coach Steve Stetson, the Terriers compiled a 3–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Yankee Conference, and were outscored by a total of 226 to 175.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Indiana State*W 34–0
September 19New HampshireL 20–27
September 26at MaineL 19–33
October 3at Villanova*L 7–1411,217[2]
October 10Connecticut
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 31–7
October 17Rhode Island
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 16–13
October 24at UMassL 7–1012,410
October 29 No. 17 Richmond
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 24–33[3]
November 7The Citadel*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 7–342,103
November 14at Colgate*L 0–383,500[4]
November 21at Delaware*L 10–17 OT

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.
  2. ↑ "Pettus can't lift BU, 14–7". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Richmond subdues BU, clinches Yankee crown". The Boston Globe. October 30, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Vega, Michael (November 15, 1987). "Gamble Pays Off for Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
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