1987 Boston University Terriers football team

1987 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (3rd season)
Home stadiumNickerson Field
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maine +^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Richmond +^ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Connecticut 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Delaware 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
UMass 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rhode Island 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 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 34–3[2]
September 19New Hampshire
L 20–27 3OT2,868[3]
September 26at No. T–4 Maine
L 19–3310,000-12,000[4]
October 3at Villanova*
L 7–1413,400[5]
October 10Connecticut
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 31–74,026[6]
October 17Rhode Island
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 16–1311,552[7]
October 24at UMass
L 7–1012,410[8]
October 29 No. 17 Richmond
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 24–33[9]
November 7The Citadel*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 7–342,103[10]
November 14at Colgate*
L 0–383,500[11]
November 21at Delaware*
L 10–17 OT14,145[12]

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. ^ "Boston University batters ISU, 34–3". The South Bend Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UNH triumphs in 3d overtime". The Star-Ledger. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bears dominate BU 33–19, collect 4th win". The Bangor Daily News. September 28, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pettus can't lift BU, 14–7". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UConn comes unglued". The Day. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boston University 16, Rhode Island 13". The Commercial Appeal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Patience pays off for UM". The Sunday Republican. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Richmond subdues BU, clinches Yankee crown". The Boston Globe. October 30, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Citadel rolls past Boston U." The Greenville News. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Vega, Michael (November 15, 1987). "Gamble Pays Off for Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Delaware overcomes Boston U. in overtime". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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