1986 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumNickerson Field
1986 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Delaware +^ 5 2 09 4 0
No. 19 Connecticut + 5 2 08 3 0
UMass + 5 2 08 3 0
New Hampshire 4 3 07 4 0
Maine 3 4 07 4 0
Richmond 3 4 04 7 0
Boston University 3 4 04 7 0
Rhode Island 0 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Steve Stetson, the Terriers compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Yankee Conference, and were outscored by a total of 304 to 205.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Delaware State*L 9–30
September 13at Wake Forest*L 0–31
September 20at New HampshireL 9–26
September 27Maine
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 26–23
October 4at RichmondL 15–5610,648[2]
October 18at Rhode IslandW 17–0
October 25UMass
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 25–3412,249
November 1at ConnecticutL 7–24
November 8at Western Kentucky*L 7–281,500
November 15Colgate*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 45–352,122[3]
November 22 No. 11 Delaware
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 45–35

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. "Bleier-led Spiders give BU 'deserved' whipping". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Monahan, Bob (November 16, 1986). "Mancini Helps BU Strong-Arm Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 via Newspapers.com.
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