1946 Boston University Terriers football team

1946 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Eastern non-major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Thiel     7 0 0
Muhlenberg     9 1 0
Geneva     7 1 0
Dickinson     6 1 0
Alfred     5 1 0
Buffalo     7 2 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 2 0
Boston University     5 2 1
St. Lawrence     5 2 0
American International     4 2 1
Trinity (CT)     4 2 0
Swarthmore     5 3 0
Cortland State     4 3 0
Hofstra     4 3 0
Springfield     4 4 0
New York A&T     3 3 0
Northeastern     3 3 0
Scranton     4 5 1
Gettysburg     4 5 0
Drexel     3 4 0
Franklin & Marshall     3 4 0
Coast Guard     3 5 0
Lehigh     2 6 0
Tufts     1 6 0
CCNY     1 7 0
Carnegie Tech     0 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Walt Holmer, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record.

Boston University ranked 14th nationally among small-college teams with an average of 260.1 yards per game in total offense. It also ranked 13th nationally in total defense, giving up an average of 161.9 yards per game.[1]

  1. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 87.