1974 Boston University Terriers football team

1974 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass + 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Maine + 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Hampshire 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Rhode Island 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Boston University 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Connecticut 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Vermont 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Boston University Terriers football team represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In its second season under head coach Paul Kemp, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–3 against conference opponents), placed in a four-way tie for third in the Yankee Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 129.[1]

When coach Paul Kemp took over at Boston University in 1973, he inherited a team that finished 2–8 in 1972. The team improved to 3–8 in 1973. Kemp termed the 1974 season "Project Turnabout", and the team opened with three wins and one loss.[2] The team went 2–3–1 in its final four games, but still wound up with the program's first winning season since 1970.[1] Near the end of the season, coach Kemp said: "We're happy with our winning season. I think we're a pretty good team and we've been getting better in each game."[3]

Several Boston University players received post-season honors in 1974. Five were named to the All-Yankee Conference football team selected by the conference coaches: offensive tackle Jim Roderick, offensive guard Kevin Brooks, center Don Chrisos, linebacker Gary Dziama, and cornerback Rick Porter.[4][5] Two (Chrisos and Dziama) were also named first-team players on the All-New England team.[6]

Boston University played its home games on Nickerson Field, which was part of the Case Sports Complex and was formerly known as Braves Field, the home of the Boston Braves.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Boston Yearly Results 1970-1974". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "BU-UMass football game is regarded as important in New England area". The Berkshire Eagle. October 9, 1974. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Boston U. coach will find out". The Home News. November 15, 1974. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UMass Dominates YanCon Combine". Bridgeport Sunday Post. November 24, 1974. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UMass, BU dominate Yankee team". North Adams Transcript. November 25, 1974. p. 22 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
  6. ^ "All-New England Football". The Hartford Courant. December 22, 1974. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Coaches Wary of B.U." The Burlington Free Press. August 16, 1974. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.