1983 Boston University Terriers football team

The 1983 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled a 9–4 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, lost to Furman in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, and outscored opponents by a total of 315 to 198.^[1]

1983 Boston University Terriers football
Yankee Conference co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 16–35 at Furman
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	9–4 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Rick Taylor (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Buddy Teevens (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ed Sweeney (6th season)
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–13 Boston University +^	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Connecticut +	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
No.20New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
UMass	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Maine	0	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	atHoly Cross*		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 3–14	15,231	^[2]
September 17	New Hampshire		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 13–3
September 24	atMaine	No. 19	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 28–14
October 1	at No. 3 Colgate*	No. 19	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 17–34	8,000	^[3]
October 8	atRichmond*		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 26–17	7,110	^[4]
October 15	Rhode Island		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 24–22	7,343
October 22	atUMass	No. 20	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 21–24	11,210
October 29	Cornell*		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 41–0	2,228	^[5]
November 5	Connecticut		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 17–7
November 12	Bucknell*	No. 17	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 35–8	1,612	^[6]
November 19	Morgan State*	No. 15	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 50–0
November 27	at No. 8 Eastern Kentucky*	No. T–13	Hanger Field Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 24–20	4,800	^[7]
December 3	at No. 2 Furman*	No. T–13	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 16–35	7,879	^[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Boston Yearly Results 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

^ MacMullan, Jackie (September 11, 1983). "Fenerty, HC Befuddle BU". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.

^ MacMullan, Jackie (October 2, 1983). "Colgate's Home Cooking Burns BU". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "BU's Lewis marches through Richmond". The Boston Globe. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Singelais, Neil (October 30, 1983). "Big Efforts Give BU Effortless Victory". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Monahan, Bob (November 13, 1983). "Lewis, BU Batter Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "BU wins opener in playoffs, 24–20". The Boston Globe. November 28, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "BU and Holy Cross end up by losing out". The Boston Globe. December 5, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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