1947 Boston University Terriers football team

1947 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumFenway Park
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State     9 0 1
Muhlenberg     9 1 0
Buffalo     8 1 0
No. 11 Army     5 2 2
Villanova     6 3 1
Boston University     5 3 0
Hofstra     5 3 0
Tufts     5 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 3 1
Boston College     5 4 0
Holy Cross     4 4 2
Springfield     4 4 0
Syracuse     3 6 0
CCNY     2 5 1
NYU     2 5 1
Colgate     1 5 2
Temple     2 6 0
Bucknell     2 7 0
Duquesne     2 8 0
Fordham     1 6 1
Merchant Marine     2 9 0
Pittsburgh     1 8 0
Carnegie Tech     0 6 0
Drexel     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Aldo Donelli, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 196 to 168.[1]

Donelli was hired as Boston University's football coach shortly after the close of the 1946 season.[2] He had previously been a head coach in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Rams. His hiring was described by the United Press as "a giant step forward" in Boston University's "march into 'bigtime' football".[3] Donelli remained the head coach at Boston University for 10 years.

  1. ^ "1947 Boston University Terriers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Buff Donelli Here; B.U. Confirms Appointment". The Boston Globe. November 28, 1947. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Donelli Goes To Boston U." Detroit Free Press. November 28, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.