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American college football season
The
1977 Boston University Terriers football team
was an
American football
team that represented
Boston University
as a member of the
Yankee Conference
during the
1977 NCAA Division II football season
. In their first season under head coach
Rick Taylor
, the Terriers compiled a 3?7 record (1?4 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for last place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 313 to 177.
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Schedule
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Date
| Opponent
| Site
| Result
| Attendance
| Source
|
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September 17
| New Hampshire
| | L
14?26
| 4,320
| [2]
|
September 24
| at
Northeastern
*
| | W
37?15
| 4,856
| [3]
|
October 1
| Dartmouth
| - Nickerson Field
- Boston, MA
| L
0?38
| 7,320
| [4]
|
October 8
| at No. 8
UMass
| | L
16?41
| 4,700
| [5]
|
October 15
| at
Holy Cross
*
| | W
14?13
| 6,110
| [6]
|
October 22
| Rhode Island
| - Nickerson Field
- Boston, MA
| L
22?31
| 3,120
| [7]
|
October 29
| Colgate
| - Nickerson Field
- Boston, MA
| L
22?43
| 6,100?6,180
| [8]
|
November 5
| Connecticut
| - Nickerson Field
- Boston, MA
| L
21?23
| 3,664
| [9]
|
November 12
| at
Maine
| | W
23?20
| 4,100
| [10]
|
November 19
| Rutgers
*
| - Nickerson Field
- Boston, MA
| L
8?63
| 14,400
| [11]
|
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll
released prior to the game
|
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References
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"Boston Yearly Results 1975-1979"
.
College Football Data Warehouse
. David DeLassus. Archived from
the original
on March 16, 2016
. Retrieved
September 26,
2021
.
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Barry Cadigan (September 18, 1977).
"UNH Burnham ruins Taylor's BU debut, 26-14"
.
The Boston Globe
. p. 90 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
"Boston 37 Northwestern 15"
.
Poughkeepsie Journal
. September 25, 1977. p. 2C – via
Newspapers.com
.
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Concannon, Joe (October 2, 1977).
"Taylor's Dartmouth 'Reunion' Dismal for BU, 38-0"
.
Boston Sunday Globe
. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Harry Eisenberg (October 9, 1977).
"UMass erupts late, crushes BU, 41-16"
.
The Boston Globe
. p. 77 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Morganti, Al (October 16, 1977).
"BU Takes Breaks, 14-13"
.
Boston Sunday Globe
. Boston, Mass. p. 53 – via
Newspapers.com
.
Attendance figure in
"Boston University 14, Holy Cross 13".
St. Petersburg Times
. St. Petersburg, Fla. October 16, 1977. p. 6C.
- ^
Bob Monahan (October 23, 1977).
"URI holds off BU, 31-22"
.
The Boston Globe
. p. 74 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Morganti, Al (October 30, 1977).
"Relph's Passing Keeps Colgate Undefeated, 43-22"
.
Boston Sunday Globe
. Boston, Mass. p. 75 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Bob Monahan (November 6, 1977).
"UConn tips BU for 1st win"
.
The Boston Globe
. p. 71 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Bob Granger (November 13, 1977).
"BU's Geiger scores 2, Maine nipped, 23-20"
.
The Boston Globe
. p. 83 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
O'Brien, Ken (November 20, 1977).
"Rutgers Scores"
.
The Home News Sunday
. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
"Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report"
.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
. Retrieved
December 26,
2022
.
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