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1980 Boston University Terriers football team

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1980 Boston University Terriers football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record9–2 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorEd Sweeney (3rd season)
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Merchant Marine*W 42–0[2]
September 20at New HampshireW 27–95,500[3]
September 27MaineNo. 7
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 17–0[4]
October 4at Temple*No. T–4L 6–5310,375[5]
October 11Davidson*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 35–142,440[6]
October 18at Rhode IslandNo. T–10W 24–13[7]
October 25 No. 9 UMassNo. 8
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 3–0[8]
November 1VMI*No. T–7
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 38–223,000[9]
November 8at No. T–10 ConnecticutNo. 4W 28–24[10]
November 15at Bucknell*No. 4L 17–302,200[11]
November 22Northeastern*No. T–7W 35–193,212[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "BU trounces Merchant Marine, 42–0". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "BU strikes early, settles matters with UNH". The Boston Globe. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bears' QB picture hazy after 17–0 loss to BU". The Bangor Daily News. September 29, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Temple crushes BU, 53–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Davidson's drives derailed by Boston 35–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 12, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boston U. 24, Rhode Island 13". Tarrytown Daily News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Terriers overcome UMass, rain, wind". The Hartford Courant. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sluggish BU gets by VMI". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BU clinches crown". The Sunday Republican. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Eisenberg, Harry (November 16, 1980). "Bucknell Kills BU's Playoff Hopes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Lyons bows out with loss to BU". The Boston Globe. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.