1954 Boston University Terriers football team

1954 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hobart   –   8 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   8 – 0 – 0
Pennsylvania Military   –   7 – 0 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   7 – 0 – 0
Worcester Tech   –   6 – 0 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 0 – 1
Boston College   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston University   –   7 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 2 – 0
Brown   –   6 – 2 – 1
Drexel   –   5 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 2
Princeton   –   5 – 3 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 3 – 1
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   3 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 7 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 7 – 1
Columbia   –   1 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   1 – 9 – 0
Penn   –   0 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Aldo Donelli, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 256 to 93.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Brandeis
W 33–0
October 2at Connecticut
W 41–13
October 9Fordham
  • University Field
  • Boston, MA
W 55–2018,000[2]
October 16Syracuse
  • University Field
  • Boston, MA
W 41–1920,500[3]
October 23at Holy Cross
L 13–1412,000[4]
October 30Bucknell
  • University Field
  • Boston, MA
W 20–711,500 [5]
November 61:30 p.m.Villanova
  • University Field
  • Boston, MA
W 28–613,000[6][7][8]
November 13at Boston College
L 6–740,542[9]
November 20at Temple
W 19–73,500[10]

References

  1. ^ "Boston (MA) Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Keane, Clif (October 10, 1954). "Boston U. Swamps Fordham, 55-20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 17, 1954). "B.U., B.C. Win; Harvard Defeated: Terriers Wallop Syracuse, 41-19". Daily Boston Globe. p. 58.
  4. ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 24, 1954). "Holy Cross Jolts B.U., 14-13". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Boston U Downs Bucknell Despite 3 Recalled TD's". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pa. United Press. October 31, 1954. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (November 6, 1954). "B. U. Choice Over Villanova in Only Local College Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (November 7, 1954). "Villanova Sixth B.U. Victim, 28-6". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 60. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (November 7, 1954). "B. U. (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 62. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Boston College Edges Boston U. 7-6 on Gagliardi's Conversion". The Hartford Courant. November 14, 1954. p. III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 21, 1954). "96-Yd. BU Pass Helps Top Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.