1970 Boston University Terriers football team

American college football season

1970 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Larry Naviaux (2nd season)
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
Seasons← 1969 1971 →

1970 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 4 Tampa		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State		–		10	–	0	–	0
No. 11 Delaware		–		9	–	2	–	0
Hawaii		–		9	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan		–		7	–	2	–	1
Akron		–		7	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan		–		7	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		7	–	3	–	0
Drake		–		7	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (MI)		–		6	–	2	–	0
Arkansas AM&N		–		6	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert		–		6	–	3	–	0
Nevada		–		6	–	3	–	1
Portland State		–		6	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		6	–	4	–	0
Boston University		–		5	–	4	–	0
Cortland		–		5	–	4	–	0
Indiana (PA)		–		5	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		5	–	4	–	1
Lafayette		–		6	–	5	–	0
Colorado College		–		4	–	4	–	0
Drexel		–		4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra		–		5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Samford		–		5	–	5	–	0
Wabash		–		3	–	3	–	2
Saint Mary's		–		3	–	4	–	0
Ashland		–		4	–	6	–	0
Bucknell		–		4	–	6	–	0
Lehigh		–		4	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly		–		3	–	5	–	1
Northeastern		–		3	–	5	–	0
Indiana Central		–		3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest		–		3	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State		–		3	–	6	–	0
Chicago		–		2	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga		–		3	–	8	–	0
Parsons		–		2	–	7	–	0
Eastern Illinois		–		2	–	8	–	0
Milwaukee		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1970 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their second season under head coach Larry Naviaux, the Terriers compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 199 to 141.

Guard Bill Soucy received second-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	Colgate	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 21–26	6,187–8,000
September 26	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 48–6	6,800
October 3	Temple	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–10	5,300–5,353
October 10	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 13–10	9,500
October 17	Holy Cross	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 33–23	6,247
October 24	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 21–0	6,200–8,800
October 31	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 34–9	14,006
November 7	Rutgers	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 3–6	6,177–7,514
November 14	at No. 18 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 19–51	14,949
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

"Boston Yearly Results 1970-1974". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
"A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
Jerry Nason (September 20, 1970). "Colgate capitalizes on BU errors to win, 26-21". The Boston Globe. pp. 81, 85 – via Newspapers.com.
"Colgate Defeats Boston U., 26-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. September 20, 1970. p. S5.
"Hollo hurls BU over Vermont". The Boston Globe. September 27, 1970. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Joe Concannon (October 4, 1970). "BU loses to Buffalo, 10-7 on FG in last 10 seconds". The Boston Globe. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
Francis Rosa (October 11, 1970). "BU slips past UMass on FG by Rapoport". The Boston Globe. pp. 65, 72 – via Newspapers.com.
Roberts, Ernie (October 18, 1970). "BU Bounces Back on Beam by Tripping Holy Cross, 33-23". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
Monahan, Bob (November 8, 1970). "Rutgers Surprises BU, 6-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
Concannon, Joe (November 15, 1970). "BU Rolls Up Yardage, but Delaware Winner". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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

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