1942 Boston University Terriers football team

The 1942 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored by a total of 94 to 88.^[1]

1942 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Walt Holmer (1st season)
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
Seasons ← 1941 1945 →

1942 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Williams			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Penn State			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	2	–	1
Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	3	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	1
No. T–19 Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	3	–	0
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cornell			–					3	–	5	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	5	–	3
Columbia			–					3	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					2	–	5	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	4	–	2
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	5	–	0
Harvard			–					2	–	6	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Manhattan			–					2	–	6	–	0
CCNY			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Walt Holmer was hired as the team's head coach in January 1942. He replaced Pat Hanley who was called to duty with the Marine Corps. Holmer had been the team's backfield coach for the prior eight years.^[2] Holmer later resigned his post in March 1943 to enter the Naval Reserve.^[3]

Boston University was ranked at No. 175 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	American International	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	W 6–0
October 3	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 0–25	10,000
October 10	Western Maryland	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	L 0–7
October 17	Tufts	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	W 6–0
October 24	Bucknell	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	L 7–13		[5]
October 31	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–6
November 7	Northeastern	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	W 37–6
November 14	Quonset NAS	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	W 32–0
November 21	at No. 3 Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–37	10,000
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Boston Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
2. "Walt Holmer of Moline Is New Boston U. Coach". Daily Dispatch. January 26, 1942. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Lieut. Holmer, Ex-B.U. Coach, Now Navy Physical Instructor". The Boston Globe. July 12, 1943. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bucknell Bisons Batter Boston University, 13-7". Sunday News. October 25, 1942. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.