1949 Boston University Terriers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1949
| team = Boston University Terriers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 6–2
| APRank =
| head_coach = Aldo Donelli
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Fenway Park
}}
{{1949 Eastern college football independents records}}
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.{{cite web|title=1949 Boston University Terriers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=July 8, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/boston-university/1949-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1949
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| score = 33–21
| attend = 25,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Colgate Athletic Stadium
| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY
| score = 40–21
| attend = 7,800
| source = {{cite news |title=B.U. Smashes Colgate 40-21; Agganis Completes 8 Passes |first=Tom |last=Fitzgerald |date=October 9, 1949 |page=47 |newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67207245/1949-colgate-bu/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = West Virginia
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 52–20
| attend = 19,301
| source = {{cite news |last=Keane |first=Clif |title=Agganis Best Donelli Has Had–Cannava Grabs Spotlight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78776897/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=October 15, 1949 |page=4 |access-date=June 1, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| opponent = NYU
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 38–0
| attend = 5,403
| source = {{cite news |title=B.U. Rolls After Ragged Start to Overwhelm N.Y.U., 38-0 |first=Ernie |last=Roberts |date=October 23, 1949 |page=47 |newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67213660/1949-boston-nyu/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Scranton Royals|title=Scranton}}
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 46–6
| attend = 4,418
| source = {{cite news |last=Frost |first=Jack |title=Boston Drubs Tommie, 46 to 6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78777251/scrantonian-tribune/ |newspaper=Scrantonian-Tribune |location=Scranton, Pennsylvania |agency=United Press |date=October 30, 1949 |page=37 |access-date=June 1, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| rank = 18
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 28–7
| attend = 14,087
| source = {{cite news |title=B.U. Sputters to Unimpressive Win over Temple, 28-7 |first=Jerry |last=Nason |date=November 6, 1949 |page=47 |newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67217868/1949-temple-bu/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| rank = 15
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 13–14
| attend = 30,263
| source = {{cite news |last=Nason |first=Jerry |title=Terriers Face Biggest Test of Year Against Maryland at Fenway Park |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78777768/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=November 12, 1949 |page=5 |access-date=June 1, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Kelley |first=Joseph B. |title=Boston University Dumped By Maryland Terps, 14-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78777251/scrantonian-tribune/ |newspaper=Johnson City Press |location=Johnson City, Tennessee |agency=Associated Press |date=November 12, 1949 |page=29 |access-date=June 1, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Saint Bonaventure Bonnies|title=St. Bonaventure}}
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 0–19
| attend = 16,657
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=St. Bonaventure Eleven Scores Upset Victory Over Boston University, 19-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78777251/scrantonian-tribune/ |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Connecticut |agency=Associated Press |date=November 20, 1949 |page=6C |access-date=June 1, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
}}
Rankings
{{see also|1949 college football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 1
| poll1lastweek = 9
| poll1_1=NR
| poll1_2=NR
| poll1_3=NR
| poll1_4=NR
| poll1_5=18
| poll1_6=15
| poll1_7=NR
| poll1_8=NR
| poll1_9=NR
}}
References
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{{Boston University Terriers football navbox}}