1979 Boston University Terriers football team

American college football season

1979 Boston University Terriers football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	8–1–1 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Rick Taylor (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ed Sweeney (2nd season)
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Boston University +	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
UMass +	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Connecticut	3	–	1	–	1	3	–	6	–	2
New Hampshire	2	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	2
Maine	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	9	–	1
Rhode Island	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled an 8–1–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 120.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Maine		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 24–13		^[2]
September 22	No. 4 New Hampshire	No. 10	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 41–28		^[3]
September 29	Northeastern*	No. 4	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 35–10		^[4]
October 6	at Harvard*	No. T–3	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 14–10	12,500	^[5]
October 13	at No. 10 UMass	No. 3	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 6–20	10,800	^[6]
October 20	Merchant Marine*	No. 5	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 30–0		^[7]
October 27	Rhode Island	No. 6	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 7–0	5,378	^[8]
November 3	at Holy Cross*	No. 3	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 16–7	3,711	^[9]
November 10	Connecticut	No. 3	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 16–12		^[10]
November 17	at Bucknell*	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	T 20–20	4,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "Boston Yearly Results 1975-1979". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
^ "BU gridders overcome stubbord Maine, 24–13". The Bangor Daily News. September 17, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terriers thrash Wildcats 41–28". The State. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Najarian sets mark in BU's 35–10 win". The Hartford Courant. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Eisenberg, Harry (October 7, 1979). "Jensen Lifts BU over Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mass shuts down Najarian, rolls past Boston U. 20–6". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boston U 30, King's Point 0". Mount Vernon Argus. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boston University sneaks past Rhode Island 7–0". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Eisenberg, Harry (November 4, 1979). "BU Tops Holy Cross on 3 Pelin FGs". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "BU earns Yankee share". The Morning Republican. November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Monahan, Bob (November 18, 1979). "BU Ties Bucknell with 11 Seconds to Go". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.

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

v t e Yankee Conference football champions
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Yankee Conference football champions