The 1939 Boston University Terriers football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 5–3 record and was outscored by a total of 80 to 77. Boston University was ranked at No. 174 (out of 609 teams) in the final

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for 1939.

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Boston University Terriers football : ''For information on all Boston University sports, see Boston University Terriers'' The Boston University Terriers football team was the American football team for Boston University located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school's first football te ...