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1941 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons← 19401942 →
1941 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duquesne     8 0 0
Thiel     7 0 0
Saint Francis (PA)     6 0 1
No. 6 Fordham     8 1 0
Rochester     6 1 0
Trinity (CT)     6 1 0
Wagner     5 1 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 1 1
Penn State     7 2 0
Temple     7 2 0
Coast Guard     6 2 0
Norwich     6 2 0
Hofstra     5 2 0
Boston College     7 3 0
Syracuse     5 2 1
Bucknell     6 3 0
Drexel     4 2 1
Boston University     5 3 0
La Salle     5 3 0
Tufts     5 3 0
Army     5 3 1
CCNY     4 4 0
Villanova     4 4 0
Manhattan     4 4 1
Holy Cross     4 4 2
Colgate     3 3 2
Providence     3 3 2
Buffalo     3 4 1
Massachusetts State     3 4 1
Pittsburgh     3 6 0
Vermont     2 6 0
NYU     2 7 0
Carnegie Tech     1 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its eighth and final season under head coach Pat Hanley, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 77 to 51. The team played its home games at the original Nickerson Field in Weston, Massachusetts.

Tackle George Radulski was the team captain. The team's backfield stars were Pete Lamanna, Frank Provinzano, and Walter Williams.

Boston University was ranked at No. 129 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.

After the December 7 Attack on Pearl Harbor, Boston University's coach Pat Hanley was commissioned as a major in the United States Marine Corps. He was the first head coach to join the military after the declaration of war.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4CincinnatiW 14–135,000
October 112:00 p.m.Upsala
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
W 17–0
October 18at BucknellL 0–65,000
October 24at Western MarylandW 14–0
November 12:00 p.m.American International
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
W 6–0
November 8at ManhattanL 7–136,500
November 15New Hampshire
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
W 12–06,000
November 22at Boston CollegeL 7–1940,000

References

  1. "Boston (MA) Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Radulski Out of B.U. Lineup". The Boston Globe. October 11, 1941. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Boston University Scores 14-To-0 Victory Over Western Maryland". October 25, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Terriers' Pat Hanley Given Regal Sendoff Leaving Hub to Join Quantico Marines". The Boston Globe. January 20, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Harold Kaese (January 15, 1942). "Maj. Pat Hanley Ready to Carry Ball for U.S." The Boston Globe. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Bob Bohne (October 5, 1941). "Boston University Still Jinx To Bearcats, Winning, 14-13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bucknell Drives to Win Over Boston U. by 6 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 19, 1941. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "B. U. Choice Over Villanova in Only Local College Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1954. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  10. Hy Turkin (November 9, 1941). "Jaspers Beat BU, 13-7, With 2d-Half Drive". New York Daily News. p. 95 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Boston U. Tumbles New Hampshire, 12-0". The Hartford Courant. November 16, 1941. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Terrier Bite Worse Than Bark Says New Hampshire Wildcat". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 17, 1941. p. 8. Retrieved November 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  13. "Eagles Top HC, 14-13, In Last 2 Minutes". New York Daily News. November 30, 1941. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
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