1949 Boston University Terriers football team

1949 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Aldo Donelli (3rd season)
Home stadium	Fenway Park

1949 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Vincent			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					8	–	0	–	0
Brown			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova			–					8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	3	–	1
Duquesne			–					3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	5	–	2
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					1	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	8	–	0
Harvard			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its third season under head coach Aldo Donelli, the team compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 250 to 108.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		at Syracuse		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 33–21	25,000
October 8		at Colgate		Colgate Athletic Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 40–21	7,800	[2]
October 14		West Virginia		Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 52–20	19,301	[3]
October 22		NYU		Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 38–0	5,403	[4]
October 29		Scranton		Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 46–6	4,418	[5]
November 5		Temple	No. 18	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 28–7	14,087	[6]
November 12	2:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 15	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 13–14	30,263	[7][8]
November 19		St. Bonaventure		Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 0–19	16,657	[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	18	15	—	—	—

References

1. "1949 Boston University Terriers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
2. Fitzgerald, Tom (October 9, 1949). "B.U. Smashes Colgate 40-21; Agganis Completes 8 Passes". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Keane, Clif (October 15, 1949). "Agganis Best Donelli Has Had–Cannava Grabs Spotlight". Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
4. Roberts, Ernie (October 23, 1949). "B.U. Rolls After Ragged Start to Overwhelm N.Y.U., 38-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Frost, Jack (October 30, 1949). "Boston Drubs Tommie, 46 to 6". Scrantonian-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. United Press. p. 37. Retrieved June 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. Nason, Jerry (November 6, 1949). "B.U. Sputters to Unimpressive Win over Temple, 28-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Nason, Jerry (November 12, 1949). "Terriers Face Biggest Test of Year Against Maryland at Fenway Park". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
8. Kelley, Joseph B. (November 12, 1949). "Boston University Dumped By Maryland Terps, 14-13". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. Associated Press. p. 29. Retrieved June 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "St. Bonaventure Eleven Scores Upset Victory Over Boston University, 19-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. November 20, 1949. p. 6C. Retrieved June 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .