1941 Boston University Terriers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1941 Boston University Terriers football Independent 5–3 Pat Hanley 8th Nickerson Field The 1941 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its eighth and final season under head coach Pat Hanley, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 77 to 51.Boston (MA) Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse September 14, 2019 https://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/boston/1940-1944_yearly_results.phpDecember 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes The team played its home games at the original Nickerson Field in Weston, Massachusetts. Tackle George Radulski was the team captain. The team's backfield stars were Pete Lamanna, Frank Provinzano, and Walter Williams. Boston University was ranked at No. 129 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com After the December 7 Attack on Pearl Harbor, Boston University's coach Pat Hanley was commissioned as a major in the United States Marine Corps.Terriers' Pat Hanley Given Regal Sendoff Leaving Hub to Join Quantico Marines The Boston Globe January 20, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35935717/terriers_pat_hanley_given_regal/ Newspapers.com He was the first head coach to join the military after the declaration of war.Maj. Pat Hanley Ready to Carry Ball for U.S. The Boston Globe Harold Kaese January 15, 1942 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35935810/maj_pat_hanley_ready_to_carry_ball_for/ Newspapers.com Schedule Eastern y y y October 4 Cincinnati Nickerson Field Weston, MA W 14-13 5,000 Boston University Still Jinx To Bearcats, Winning, 14-13 The Cincinnati Enquirer Bob Bohne October 5, 1941 Sports 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35934163/boston_university_still_jinx_to/ Newspapers.com October 11 2:00 p.m. 1941 Upsala Vikings Upsala Nickerson Field Weston, MA W 17-0 Radulski Out of B.U. Lineup The Boston Globe October 11, 1941 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35934404/radulski_out_of_bu_lineup/ October 18 at Bucknell Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA L 0-6 5,000 Bucknell Drives to Win Over Boston U. by 6 to 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 19, 1941 S5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35934520/bucknell_drives_to_win_over_boston_u/ Newspapers.com October 24 at 1941 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD W 14-0 Boston University Scores 14-To-0 Victory Over Western Maryland October 25, 1941 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35934725/boston_university_scores_14to0/ Newspapers.com November 1 2:00 p.m. 1941 American International Aces American International Nickerson Field Weston, MA W 6-0 B. U. Choice Over Villanova in Only Local College Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86151393/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 6, 1954 6 September 28, 2021 Newspapers.com November 8 at Manhattan Polo Grounds New York, NY L 7-13 6,500 Jaspers Beat BU, 13-7, With 2d-Half Drive New York Daily News Hy Turkin November 9, 1941 95 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35658099/jaspers_beat_bu_137_with_2dhalf/ Newspapers.com November 15 New Hampshire Nickerson Field Weston, MA W 12-0 6,000 Boston U. Tumbles New Hampshire, 12-0 The Hartford Courant November 16, 1941 5C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35934876/boston_u_tumbles_new_hampshire_120/ Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/39876920/terrier_bite_worse_than_bark_says_new/ Terrier Bite Worse Than Bark Says New Hampshire Wildcat The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 8 November 17, 1941 November 30, 2019 newspapers.com November 22 at Boston College Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry) L 7-19 40,000 Eagles Top HC, 14-13, In Last 2 Minutes New York Daily News November 30, 1941 102 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35659140/eagles_top_hc_1413_in_last_2_minutes/ Newspapers.com References Boston University Category:Boston University Terriers football seasons Boston University Terriers football