1952 Boston University Terriers football team

1952 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFenway Park
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rochester   –   8 – 0 – 0
Hofstra   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 19 Princeton   –   8 – 1 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   7 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 1 – 1
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   7 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 1
No. 14 Syracuse   –   7 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   4 – 3 – 0
Harvard   –   5 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 4 – 1
Penn   –   4 – 3 – 2
Army   –   4 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Drexel   –   3 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   2 – 5 – 1
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 1
Columbia   –   2 – 6 – 1
Brown   –   2 – 7 – 0
Cornell   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dartmouth   –   2 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   2 – 7 – 1
Buffalo   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Aldo Donelli, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record and was outscored by their opponents by a total of 139 to 216.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Wichita
W 6–012,500[2]
September 268:15 p.m.at Syracuse
L 21–3415,000[3][4]
October 4at Marquette
L 0–2114,000[5]
October 10Miami (FL)
W 9–714,522[6]
October 18William & Mary
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 33–2815,855[7]
October 25at Lehigh
W 29–209,000[8]
November 1No. 2 Maryland
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 7–3432,568[9]
November 8Temple
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
T 14–149,536[10]
November 15NYU
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 14–75,063[11]
November 22at Villanova
L 6–5110,000[12]

References

  1. ^ "1952 Boston University Terriers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Lightner, Pete (September 21, 1952). "Boston Gets Winning T.D. in Final 5 Minutes". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 31. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, Tom (September 27, 1952). "Syracuse Coach War of Hidden B. U. Talent". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Fitzgerald, Tom (September 27, 1952). "Agganis Completes 23 of 37 Passes". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Prell, Edward (October 5, 1952). "Marquette U. Halts Boston Passer, 21-0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 50. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Boston U. Edges Miami, 9-7". The Scranton Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. United Press. October 11, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Agganis Passes Boston U. Edges To 33-28 Win Over W-M". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press. October 19, 1952. p. 62. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "DeFeudis Scores 3 as B.U. Wins". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 26, 1952. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Point-A-Play Maryland Crushes Boston University 34-7". The Owensboro Messenger. Owensboro, Kentucky. Associated Press. November 2, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "B.U. Tied by Temple, 14-14, After 2-Touchdown Lead". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 9, 1952. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "B.U. Hard-Pressed to Trip NYU, 14-7". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. United Press. November 16, 1952. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bench-Riders's Tackle Gives Villanova TD in 51-6 Romp". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, New York. United Press. November 23, 1952. p. 54. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.