1984 Boston University Terriers football team

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1984 Boston University Terriers football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record9–3 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuddy Teevens (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorEd Sweeney (7th season)
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Rhode Island +^ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 4 Boston University +^ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 New Hampshire 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Maine 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UMass 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled a 9–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for the Yankee Conference championship, lost to Richmond in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, and outscored opponents by a total of 287 to 187.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8vs. Grambling State*
W 16–931,979[2]
September 15Morgan State*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 44–0
September 22at No. 20 New HampshireNo. 7
W 21–20
September 29MaineNo. 8
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 27–10
October 6Delaware*No. 5
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 27–3
October 13at William & Mary*No. 5
L 3–24
October 20at No. 11 Rhode IslandNo. T–14
L 7–2213,052
October 27UMassNo. 18
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 31–213,161
November 3 No. 2 Holy Cross*No. 13
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 16–1214,750[3]
November 10at ConnecticutNo. 5
W 21–1713,367
November 17at VMI*No. 5
W 41–144,200[4]
November 24at No. 12 Richmond*No. 4
L 33–35[5]

References

  1. ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Jackie MacMullan (September 9, 1984). "BU wraps up Grambling early, 16-9". The Boston Globe. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Powers, John (November 4, 1984). "BU Red Crosses Up HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "BU pummels VMI, 41–14". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1984. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "No miracle for Terriers". The Boston Globe. November 25, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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