1951 Boston University Terriers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1951
| team = Boston University Terriers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 6–4
| APRank = 16
| head_coach = Aldo Donelli
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Fenway Park
}}
{{1951 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1951 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Aldo Donelli, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 299 to 157.{{cite web|title=1951 Boston University Terriers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=July 9, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/boston-university/1951-schedule.html}} The team was ranked at No. 54 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.{{cite news|title=Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Nashville Banner|date=December 14, 1951|page=49|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-vols-top-final-1951-lit/124782001/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1951
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Cary Field
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| score = 25–34
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-journal-w-m-beats-boston/137587359/|work=The Knoxville Journal|title=W-M beats Boston, 34–25|date=September 23, 1951|accessdate=December 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Penn State
| site_stadium = New Beaver Field
| site_cityst = State College, PA
| score = 34–40
| attend = 15,536
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Louisville
| site_stadium = duPont Manual Stadium
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| score = 39–7
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news |last=Brown |first=Jimmy |title=Southpaw Agganis Paces Boston U. To 39-7 Win Over U.L. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/137598391/ |newspaper=The Courier-Journal |location=Louisville, Kentucky |date=October 6, 1951 |page=5, section 2 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Camp Lejeune
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 16–0
| attend = 5,900
| source = {{cite news |last=Fitzgerald |first=Tom |authorlink=Tom Fitzgerald (journalist) |title=Agganis On Spot Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78774792/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=October 13, 1951 |page=4 |access-date=June 1, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Fitzgerald |first=Tom |authorlink=Tom Fitzgerald (journalist) |title=B. U. Turns Back Camp Lejune, 16-0; Kastan Scores Twice, Gains 95 Yards |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78775001/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=October 14, 1951 |page=43 |access-date=June 1, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Fitzgerald |first=Tom |authorlink=Tom Fitzgerald (journalist) |title=B. U. (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78775123/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=October 14, 1951 |page=44 |access-date=June 1, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 27–12
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Temple Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 13–20
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Temple Tops Boston U. for 5th in Row, 20-13 |first=Frank |last=O'Gara |date=October 27, 1951 |page=13 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67464927/1951-temple-bu/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = NYU
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 52–6
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news |title=B.U. Buries N.Y.U., 52-6; Kastan Runs 76, 57 Yards for Scores |first=Tom |last=Fitzgerald |authorlink=Tom Fitzgerald (journalist) |date=November 4, 1951 |page=44 |newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67465980/1951-boston-nyu/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 32–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = w
| opponent = Wichita
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 39–6
| attend = 8,442
| source = {{cite news |last=Birtwell |first=Roger |title=Agganis and Gastall Lead B. U. Over Wichita, 39 to 6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78775312/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=November 18, 1951 |page=56 |access-date=June 1, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = l
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 19–26
| attend = 10,148
}}
}}
References
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