1942 Boston University Terriers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1942 Boston University Terriers football Independent 4–5 Walt Holmer 1st Nickerson Field 1945 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.Boston Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse September 28, 2021 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/boston/yearly_results.php?year=1940 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202736/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/boston/yearly_results.php?year=1940 2015-09-05 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.Walt Holmer of Moline Is New Boston U. Coach Daily Dispatch January 26, 1942 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86164532/walt-holmer-of-moline-is-new-boston-u/ Newspapers.com Holmer later resigned his post in March 1943 to enter the Naval Reserve.Lieut. Holmer, Ex-B.U. Coach, Now Navy Physical Instructor The Boston Globe July 12, 1943 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86164843/lieut-holmer-ex-bu-coach-now-navy/ Newspapers.com 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.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1942 AP y y y September 26 1942 American International Aces American International Nickerson Field Weston, MA W 6-0 October 3 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY L 0-25 10,000 October 10 1942 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland Nickerson Field Weston, MA L 0-7 October 17 1942 Tufts Jumbos Tufts<hc> Nickerson Field Weston, MA W 6-0 October 24 Bucknell Nickerson Field Weston, MA L 7-13 Bucknell Bisons Batter Boston University, 13-7 Sunday News October 25, 1942 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86164044/bucknell-bisons-batter-boston/ Newspapers.com 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 References Boston University Category:Boston University Terriers football seasons Boston University Terriers football