Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 6 Delaware State * L 9–30[ 2]
September 13 at Wake Forest * L 0–3117,800 [ 3]
September 20 at New Hampshire L 9–26[ 4]
September 27 No. T–13 Maine Nickerson Field Boston, MA W 26–239,874 [ 5]
October 4 at Richmond L 15–5610,648 [ 6]
October 18 at Rhode Island W 17–09,882 [ 7]
October 25 UMass Nickerson Field Boston, MA L 25–3412,249 [ 8]
November 1 at Connecticut L 7–2411,073 [ 9]
November 8 at Western Kentucky * L 7–281,500 [ 10]
November 15 Colgate * Nickerson Field Boston, MA W 45–352,122 [ 11]
November 22 No. 11 Delaware Nickerson Field Boston, MA W 45–352,441 [ 12]
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^ "Delaware St. 30, Boston U. 9" . Rutland Daily Herald . September 7, 1986. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Terriers fall, 31–0" . The Boston Globe . September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "New Hampshire handles BU, 26–9" . The Sunday Republican . September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "It was a sure thing, BU tops Maine 26–23" . The Bangor Daily News . September 27, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bleier-led Spiders give BU 'deserved' whipping" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Boston U. 17, Rhode Island 0" . The Star-Ledger . October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UMass 34, Boston U. 25" . Staten Island Advance . October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Connecticut takes control early, 24–7" . Boston Sunday Globe . November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Toppers throw Boston massacre" . The Park City Daily News . November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Monahan, Bob (November 16, 1986). "Mancini Helps BU Strong-Arm Colgate" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "BU's comeback for a 45–35 win forces Delaware to share Yankee title" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . November 23, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .