The 1971 Boston University Terriers football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the

1971 NCAA College Division football season The 1971 NCAA College Division football season was the 16th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. Conference standings Rankings College Div ...

. In their third season under head coach

Larry Naviaux Larry L. Naviaux (December 17, 1936 – August 21, 2021) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Boston University from 1969 to 1972 and at the University of Connecticut from 1973 to 1976, compiling a car ...

, the Terriers compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by a total of 284 to 200.

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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 ...