1938 Boston University Terriers football team

1938 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–1
Head coach	Pat Hanley (5th season)
Home stadium	Fenway Park, Nickerson Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Worcester Tech		–		6	–	0	–	0
No. 18 Villanova		–		8	–	0	–	1
No. 9 Holy Cross		–		8	–	1	–	0
Boston College		–		6	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Fordham		–		6	–	1	–	2
No. 12 Cornell		–		5	–	1	–	1
Army		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech		–		7	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Dartmouth		–		7	–	2	–	0
Vermont		–		4	–	2	–	1
Brown		–		5	–	3	–	0
Bucknell		–		5	–	3	–	0
Syracuse		–		5	–	3	–	0
CCNY		–		4	–	3	–	0
Penn		–		3	–	2	–	3
Manhattan		–		5	–	4	–	0
Harvard		–		4	–	4	–	0
La Salle		–		4	–	4	–	0
NYU		–		4	–	4	–	0
Boston University		–		3	–	4	–	1
Penn State		–		3	–	4	–	1
Princeton		–		3	–	4	–	1
Hofstra		–		2	–	3	–	1
Duquesne		–		4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		3	–	6	–	1
Providence		–		3	–	5	–	0
Columbia		–		3	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts State		–		3	–	6	–	0
Colgate		–		2	–	5	–	0
Buffalo		–		2	–	6	–	0
Yale		–		2	–	6	–	0
Tufts		–		1	–	6	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Pat Hanley, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 174 to 107.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	T 6–6		^[2]
October 8	St. Lawrence	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 19–14		^[3]
October 15	Upsala	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 25–0	5,000–10,000	^[4]^[5]
October 22	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–40		^[6]
October 29	at Western Reserve	League Park Cleveland, OH	L 6–47	12,000	^[7]
November 5	Tampa	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	W 31–7		^[8]^[9]
November 11	Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 14–21	15,000	^[10]
November 19	No. 15 Villanova	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 6–39		^[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "Boston (MA) Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
^ "Surprising Lehigh Team Holds Boston Terriers to 6-6 Draw". The Boston Globe. October 2, 1938. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "B. U. Plans To Start Four New Men Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 8, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "B.U. vs. Upsala". The Boston Globe. October 15, 1938. pp. 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Upsala Bows, 25-0". Asbury Park Press. October 16, 1938. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Army Smothers Boston U., 40-0". New York Daily News. October 23, 1938. p. 42C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boston Squad Run Dizzy By Cats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 30, 1938. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "B. U. vs. Tampa". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 5, 1938. p. 4. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tampa Beaten, 31-7, By Boston U." The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1938. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hy Hurwitz (November 12, 1938). "Amazing Rally Frightens B. C. But Eagles Win, 21-14, as Time Halts B. U." The Boston Globe. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hurwitz, Hy (November 20, 1938). "Unbeaten Villanova Tramples Boston U., 39-6--Irish Sub's Score and Goal Tops Northwestern 9-7". Daily Boston Globe. p. B27.

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
<span style="color:white">Seasons</span>	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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