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=='''National Individual Awards'''==
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===Football===
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| item01b=1974: Harry Agganis (B)<br>1981: Alvin Wistert (T) (''transferred to [[Michigan]]'')<br>1997: Bruce Taylor (CB)
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| item05b=1979: Mal Narajan (RB)<br>1979: Tom Pierzga (DL)<br>1981: Bob Speight (OT)<br>1981: Gregg Drew (RB)<br>1982: Mike Mastrogiacomo (G)<br>1983: Paul Lewis (RB)<br>1984: Paul Lewis (RB)<br>1986: Kevin Murphy (DT)<br>1987: Mark Seals (DB)<br>1988: Mark Seals (DB)<br>1989: Daren Alteri (WR)<br>1993: Chris Helon (DB)<br>1993: Andre Maksimov (C)<br>1994: Andre Maksimov (C)<br>1996: Brad Costello (P)<br>1997: Brad Costello (P)
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| item06a=[[NCAA Division II First-Team All-Americans]]
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| item06b=1967: Dick Fairley (DB)<br>1968: Bruce Taylor (DB)<br>1969: Bruce Taylor (DB)
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===Basketball===
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Boston University has not yet had an individual honored with a national award.
 
=='''External Links'''==
 
=='''External Links'''==
 
[http://www.goterriers.com/index-main.html Boston University Athletics]
 
[http://www.goterriers.com/index-main.html Boston University Athletics]

Revision as of 03:20, 15 July 2011

Boston University.png
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Division: NCAA Division I
Conference (men's basketball): America East Conference
Arena: Agganis Arena; Case Gym
Conference (women's basketball): America East Conference
Arena: Case Gym

The Boston University, or "Boston U", Terriers compete as members of the America East Conference in NCAA Division I basketball. The school has not sponsored football since 1997. Boston U is a public institution located in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 16,000.

The campus lies in the Fenway area along the Charles River; across the river sits the campus of MIT. I-90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) and US 20 (Commonwealth Avenue) criss-cross the campus; exit 20 on I-90, approximately two miles west of downtown, is the closest interchange. Northeastern lies less than a mile to the southeast. Agganis Arena (7,200) is the site of games likely to draw larger crowds, and was the site of the opening rounds of the 2007 America East Men's Basketball Tournament. The school's former football stadium, Nickerson Field (21,000) is also the former home of several professional teams, including the Boston Braves -- indeed, it was originally Braves Field before being purchased by the university in 1953. The Boston (New England) Patriots and all of the pre-MLS professional soccer teams in the Boston area also used the facility. Case Gym (1,800) hosts lower-profile basketball games. All three facilities are located on the far west end of the campus, just off Commonwealth Avenue.

Boston U's chief rivals are Boston College and Northeastern, although the rivalries are much more heated in hockey than in any other sport.

Notable Terriers include hockey coach and former star center Jack Parker, who has helmed the hockey program since 1973. Five-time Pro Bowl defensive back Butch Byrd leads a list of 38 former Terriers to play in the NFL, which also includes players with long careers such as WRs Reggie Rucker and Bill Brooks, OLs Paul Farren and Pat Hughes, and DB Bruce Taylor. Four Terrier hoops players have reached the NBA, most notably Gary Plummer; of more importance, however, is BU's coaching legacy. Both Rick Pitino and Mike Jarvis coached the Terriers in their early years.

Conference Affiliations:

Football

no team   1998-present
Atlantic Ten Conference NCAA I FCS 1997
Yankee Conference NCAA I FCS 1978-1996
Yankee Conference NCAA II 1973-1977
Yankee Conference NCAA College 1971-1972
NCAA College Division Independents NCAA College 1966-1970
NCAA University Division Independents NCAA University 1939-1965
NCAA College Division Independents NCAA College 1937-1938
NCAA Independents NCAA 1917-1936
no team   1906-1916
Pre-NCAA Independents Independent 1904-1905
no team   1989-1903
Pre-NCAA Independents Independent 1891-1897
no team   1888-1890
Pre-NCAA Independents Independent 1886-1887
no team   1885
Pre-NCAA Independents Independent 1884

Basketball

America East Conference NCAA I 1994-present
North Atlantic Conference NCAA I 1988-1994
ECAC North Atlantic NCAA I 1981-1988
ECAC North NCAA I 1979-1981
NCAA Division I Independents NCAA I 1977-1979
Yankee Conference NCAA I 1973-1976
Yankee Conference NCAA University 1972
NCAA University Division Independents NCAA University 1956-1972
NCAA Independents NCAA 1916-1956

Post-Season Appearances

Football

Ambox.png Note: Years for bowl games indicate the fall season preceding the game itself. Further, unless impossible to avoid, corporate sponsorship is ignored. Please see Bowl Alert for details.
NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1994
Pasadena Bowl 1969

Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I Men's Tournament 1959, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2011
National Invitation Tournament 1980, 1986, 2003, 2004, 2005
College Basketball Invitational 2010

Championships

Football

Yankee Conference Champions 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993
Division I FCS Lambert Cup Winners 1993

Men's Basketball

America East Conference Regular Season Champions 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004
America East Conference Tournament Champions 1997, 2002, 2011
North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions 1990
North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions 1990
ECAC North Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champions 1983
ECAC North Atlantic Conference Tournament Champions 1983, 1988

National Individual Awards

Football

National Football Foundation Hall of Fame 1974: Harry Agganis (B)
1981: Alvin Wistert (T) (transferred to Michigan)
1997: Bruce Taylor (CB)
AFCA Division I FCS Coach of the Year 1993: Dan Allen
Eddie Robinson Award 1993: Dan Allen
AFCA Division II Coach of the Year 1969: Larry Naviaux
NCAA Division I FCS First-Team All-Americans 1979: Mal Narajan (RB)
1979: Tom Pierzga (DL)
1981: Bob Speight (OT)
1981: Gregg Drew (RB)
1982: Mike Mastrogiacomo (G)
1983: Paul Lewis (RB)
1984: Paul Lewis (RB)
1986: Kevin Murphy (DT)
1987: Mark Seals (DB)
1988: Mark Seals (DB)
1989: Daren Alteri (WR)
1993: Chris Helon (DB)
1993: Andre Maksimov (C)
1994: Andre Maksimov (C)
1996: Brad Costello (P)
1997: Brad Costello (P)
NCAA Division II First-Team All-Americans 1967: Dick Fairley (DB)
1968: Bruce Taylor (DB)
1969: Bruce Taylor (DB)

Basketball

Boston University has not yet had an individual honored with a national award.

External Links

Boston University Athletics