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1987 Boston University Terriers football team

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1987 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (3rd season)
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
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
Boston University 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Indiana State*W 34–0
September 19New HampshireL 20–27 3OT
September 26at No. T–4 MaineL 19–33
October 3at Villanova*L 7–1413,400[2]
October 10Connecticut
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 31–7
October 17Rhode Island
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 16–1311,552
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

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  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.