1996 Boston University Terriers football team

The 1996 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Terriers compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against conference opponents), finished last in the Yankee Conference's New England Division, and were outscored by a total of 373 to 119.^[1]

1996 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Division	New England Division
Record	1–10 (0–8 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Masella (1st season)
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x		6	–	2					8	–	3
Maine		5	–	3					7	–	4
UMass		4	–	4					6	–	5
Connecticut		3	–	5					4	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	6
Boston University		0	–	8					1	–	10
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 14 Villanova ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 11 Delaware ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 23 James Madison		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northeastern		3	–	5					6	–	5
Richmond		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The school hired Tom Masella as its head football coach in December 1995. He had previously been an assistant coach under Dan Allen before leaving in 1995 to become head football coach at Fairfield University.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Saint Mary's	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	L 23–27
September 14	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 8–45
September 21	No. 23 James Madison	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–38
September 28	Richmond	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–37		[3]
October 5	at No. 5 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 16–50
October 12	at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 12–43	15,201	[4]
October 19	Hofstra	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 16–9
October 26	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 7–38
November 2	Connecticut	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 10–45
November 9	Northeastern	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 3–10
November 16	No. 15 New Hampshire	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 10–31
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Boston Yearly Results 1995-1997". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
2. Nancy L. Marrapese (December 16, 1995). "Masella makes comeback as BU coach". The Boston Globe. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Things fall apart for BU". The Boston Globe. September 29, 1996. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Joe Burris (October 13, 1996). "UMass flattens Terriers". The Boston Globe. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.