1985 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumNickerson Field
1985 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Rhode Island $^ 5 –0 –010 –3 –0
UMass 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
New Hampshire 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Maine 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Connecticut 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Boston University 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Steve Stetson, the Terriers compiled a 3–8 record (1–4 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the Yankee Conference, and were outscored by a total of 265 to 172.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Wake Forest*
L 0–3012,062
September 21New Hampshire
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 13–27
September 28at Maine
W 19–14
October 5Bucknell*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 34–72,322[2]
October 12Delaware*
L 0–21
October 19Rhode Island
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 19–344,164
October 26at UMass
L 14–1711,072
November 2 No. 3 Richmond*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 24–132,500[3]
November 9Connecticut
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 3–24
November 16at Holy Cross*
L 9–30
November 23Colgate*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 37–482,485 [4]

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. ↑ Monahan, Bob (October 6, 1985). "BU Masters Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "BU clicks". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Monahan, Bob (November 24, 1985). "Bumbling BU Loses Its Grip". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
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