1938 Boston University Terriers football team

1938 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFenway Park, Nickerson Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Worcester Tech   –   6 – 0 – 0
No. 18 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Holy Cross   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 15 Fordham   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 12 Cornell   –   5 – 1 – 1
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Dartmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 0
CCNY   –   4 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   3 – 2 – 3
Manhattan   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
La Salle   –   4 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hofstra   –   2 – 3 – 1
Duquesne   –   4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 6 – 1
Providence   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   3 – 6 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 6 – 0
Yale   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Pat Hanley, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 174 to 107.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Lehigh
T 6–6[2]
October 8St. Lawrence
W 19–14[3]
October 15Upsala
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 25–05,000–10,000[4][5]
October 22at Army
L 0–40[6]
October 29at Western Reserve
L 6–4712,000[7]
November 5Tampa
W 31–7[8][9]
November 11Boston College
L 14–2115,000[10]
November 19 No. 15 Villanova
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 6–39[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Boston (MA) Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Surprising Lehigh Team Holds Boston Terriers to 6-6 Draw". The Boston Globe. October 2, 1938. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "B. U. Plans To Start Four New Men Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 8, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "B.U. vs. Upsala". The Boston Globe. October 15, 1938. pp. 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Upsala Bows, 25-0". Asbury Park Press. October 16, 1938. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Army Smothers Boston U., 40-0". New York Daily News. October 23, 1938. p. 42C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boston Squad Run Dizzy By Cats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 30, 1938. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "B. U. vs. Tampa". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 5, 1938. p. 4. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Tampa Beaten, 31-7, By Boston U." The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1938. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Hy Hurwitz (November 12, 1938). "Amazing Rally Frightens B. C. But Eagles Win, 21-14, as Time Halts B. U." The Boston Globe. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (November 20, 1938). "Unbeaten Villanova Tramples Boston U., 39-6--Irish Sub's Score and Goal Tops Northwestern 9-7". Daily Boston Globe. p. B27.