1970 Boston University Terriers football team

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

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.^[1]

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Record5–4

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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
Mankato State		–		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
Illinois College		–		3	–	5	–	0
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

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Guard Bill Soucy received second-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Colgate	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 21–26	6,187–8,000	^[3]^[4]
September 26	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 48–6	6,800	^[5]
October 3	Temple	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–10	5,300–5,353	^[6]^[7]
October 10	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 13–10	9,500	^[8]
October 17	Holy Cross	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 33–23	6,247	^[9]
October 24	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 21–0	6,200–8,800	^[10]
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	^[11]
November 14	at No. 18 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 19–51	14,949	^[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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