1959 Boston University Terriers football team

The 1959 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1959 college football season. In its third season under head coach Steve Sinko, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 150 to 102.^[1]

1959 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Steve Sinko (3rd season)
Home stadium	Boston University Field
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Syracuse			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					8	–	2	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State			–					6	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Pittsburgh			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					5	–	4	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Notre Dame			–					5	–	5	–	0
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	7	–	0
Oregon State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					1	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	George Washington	Boston University Field Boston, MA	L 14–18		[2]
October 3	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 7–28	20,000
October 9	West Virginia	Boston University Field Boston, MA	W 7–0		[3]
October 17	at No. 10 Penn State	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	L 12–21
October 23	Connecticut	Boston University Field Boston, MA	W 8–7	5,800	[4]
October 31	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 20–6	2,896	[5]
November 7	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 8–17	10,000	[6]
November 14	Boston College	Boston University Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 26–7	21,000
November 21	No. 1 Syracuse	Boston University Field Boston, MA	L 0–46	22,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game