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1982 Boston University Terriers football
Yankee Conference co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 7–21 at Colgate
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuddy Teevens (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorEd Sweeney (5th season)
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons← 19811983 →
1982 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine + 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Boston University +^ 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Connecticut + 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
UMass + 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

The 1982 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled a 5–6 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in a four-way tie for the Yankee Conference championship, lost to Colgate in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, and outscored opponents by a total of 250 to 223.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at New HampshireL 20–228,500
September 25MaineW 48–45 6,043
October 2at CornellW 17–610,000
October 9at YaleL 24–2715,500
October 16at Rhode IslandW 26–1610,230
October 23UMass
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 42–68,249
October 30 No. 6 Holy Cross
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 21–349,130
November 6at ConnecticutL 10–138,299
November 13at Bucknell*W 14–114,500
November 20 No. 16 Colgate
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 21–221,887
November 26at No. 9 ColgateL 7–212,500

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. "UNH, 22–20". The Burlington Free Press. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "BU trips Maine in fourth OT". The Hartford Courant. September 26, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Cryan, Chris (October 3, 1982). "Not Exciting, but -- BU Gets Past Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Apple, Ginny (October 10, 1982). "Yale's Faith Bounces BU". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "BU overturns erring Rhode Island". The Boston Globe. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "BU hands UMass 42–6 conference defeat". The Sunday Republican. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Monahan, Bob (October 31, 1982). "Holy Cross Dumps BU". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Huskies muddle Yankee race". The Day. November 7, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "BU Dispels Idea of Bucknell Hex". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 14, 1982. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Colgate Sneaks by BU by Spurning 1 for 2". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 21, 1982. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Singelais, Neil (November 28, 1982). "Colgate Tops Fumbling BU in 1-AA Playoffs". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Boston University)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
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