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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