The 1980 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled a 9–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 272 to 184.[1]
| 1980 Boston University Terriers football | |
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Yankee Conference champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (5–0 Yankee) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Ed Sweeney (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Nickerson Field |
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| No. 9 Boston University $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 UMass | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 Connecticut | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 13 | Merchant Marine* | W 42–0 | ||||||
| September 20 | at New Hampshire | W 27–9 | ||||||
| September 27 | Maine | No. 7 |
| W 17–0 | ||||
| October 4 | at Temple* | No. T–4 | L 6–53 | 10,375 | [2] | |||
| October 11 | Davidson* |
| W 35–14 | 2,440 | [3] | |||
| October 18 | at Rhode Island | No. T–10 | W 24–13 | |||||
| October 25 | No. 9 UMass | No. 8 |
| W 3–0 | ||||
| November 1 | VMI* | No. T–7 |
| W 38–22 | 3,000 | [4] | ||
| November 8 | at No. T–10 Connecticut | No. 4 | W 28–24 | |||||
| November 15 | at Bucknell* | No. 4 | L 17–30 | 2,200 | [5] | |||
| November 22 | Northeastern* | No. T–7 | W 35–19 | |||||
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References edit
- ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "Temple crushes BU, 53–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson's drives derailed by Boston 35–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 12, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sluggish BU gets by VMI". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Eisenberg, Harry (November 16, 1980). "Bucknell Kills BU's Playoff Hopes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.