1991 Boston University Terriers football team

1991 Boston University Terriers football
1991 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Dan Allen (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Tony Sparano (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Rippon (2nd season)
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Delaware +^	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Villanova +^	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 New Hampshire +^	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Dan Allen, the Terriers compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in three-way tie for fourth place in the Yankee Conference, and were outscored by a total of 292 to 232.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	No. 4 William & Mary*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 22–48	3,630
September 14	at Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	W 10–8
September 21	No. 10 Holy Cross	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 23–27	5,181	^[2]
September 28	UMass	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–15
October 5	at No. 8 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 6–56
October 12	No. 16 Delaware	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 21–35
October 19	at Richmond	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 18–32	8,562	^[3]
October 26	Rhode Island	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 43–0	5,475
November 2	No. 8 New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 26–45
November 9	Maine	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 27–0
November 16	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 29–26
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "Boston Yearly Results 1990-1994". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
^ Burris, Joe (September 22, 1991). "Holy Cross Shows BU Who's Boss in Second Half". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Richmond keeps BU on the skids". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Boston Yearly Results 1990-1994". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

[2] Burris, Joe (September 22, 1991). "Holy Cross Shows BU Who's Boss in Second Half". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Richmond keeps BU on the skids". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t e Boston University Terriers football
Venues	Old Nickerson Field (1928–1938, 1940–1946) Fenway Park (1925–1926, 1936–1939, 1947–1952) Braves Field (1920–1921, 1939, 1953–1954) Nickerson Field (1955–1997)
Bowls & rivalries	Boston College: Green Line Rivalry Sacred Cod Trophy
Culture & lore	Rhett the Boston Terrier "Go BU"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1884 1885 1886 1887 1888–1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898–1903 1904 1905 1906–1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997