1990 Boston University Terriers football team

American college football season

1990 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Dan Allen (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Sparano (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Rippon (1st season)
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
Seasons← 1989 1991 →

1990 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 UMass $^	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
No. T–19 New Hampshire	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boston University	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Richmond	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Dan Allen, the Terriers compiled a 5–6 record (4–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the Yankee Conference, and were outscored by a total of 273 to 246.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	No. 16 Colgate	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 10–21	4,429
September 8	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 20–34
September 15	No. 9 (D-II) West Chester	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 38–7
September 22	at No. 17 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 21–34	19,875
September 29	at No. 19 UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 16–47	8,247
October 13	Richmond	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 28–14	1,118
October 20	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 15–13	10,228
October 27	No. 5 New Hampshire	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 41–24
November 3	at Maine	Orono, ME	W 26–24
November 10	Connecticut	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 21–28
November 17	Villanova	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 10–27	2,692
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

"Boston Yearly Results 1990-1994". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
Burris, Joe (September 2, 1990). "BU Slips Up, Falls in Opener". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
"Boise St. 34, Boston U. 21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 23, 1990. p. 4C.
"Greene and BU attack Richmond". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
John Vellante (November 4, 1990). "BU, Greene are on target again". The Boston Globe. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
"Villanova's Kennedy rushes for 193 yards in 27–10 win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 18, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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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