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1927 Boston University Terriers football team

The 1927 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In its second season under head coaches Reggie Brown and Edward N. Robinson, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 65 to 53.[1]

1927 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMelrose Athletic Field, Tufts Oval
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tufts   –   8 – 0 – 0
Springfield   –   7 – 0 – 2
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. 6 Army   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 1
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Yale   –   7 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   7 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   6 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Columbia   –   5 – 2 – 2
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 3
CCNY   –   4 – 2 – 2
Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 4 – 0
Cornell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 1
Drexel   –   3 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   3 – 5 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 6 – 1
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
Providence   –   1 – 4 – 2
Franklin & Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 1
Lehigh   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Army
L 0–13
October 82:30 p.m.Colby
W 13–0[2][3]
October 15at BatesLewiston, MET 0–0
October 22at Springfield
L 0–65,500[4][5]
October 292:00 p.m.at Tufts
L 6–9[6][7]
November 52:00 p.m.Providence College
  • Tufts Oval
  • Medford, MA
W 33–6[8][9]
November 122:00 p.m.St. John's
  • Melrose Athletic Field
  • Melrose, MA
W 13–0[10][11]
November 19at Holy Cross
L 0–19

References

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  1. ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1925-1929". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "B. U. Has A Good Team To Send Against Colby". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 8, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Boston U. Surprises By Beating Colby 13-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 9, 1927. p. C3. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Crippled Terriers Meet Springfield". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 23, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "'Red' Duncan's Sixty-Yard Run Defeats B. U." Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 23, 1927. p. C2. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Tufts and Terriers in Shape for Hard Game". The Boston Globe. October 29, 1927. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tufts Eleven Out to Avenge Last Year's Defeat by B. U. in Saturday's Clash: Terriers Loom As Stiff Foe". The Boston Globe. October 27, 1927. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "B. U. Favorite Tacking On Providence College". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 5, 1927. p. 16. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Boston University Surprises Rooters With 33-6 Victory". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 6, 1927. p. 12C. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Play System To Be Used In B. U. Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1927. p. 18. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Boston U. Comes To Life To Beat St. John', 13-0". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 13, 1927. p. C4. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
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