1983 Boston University Terriers football team
Appearance
1983 Boston University Terriers football | |
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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 |
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Offensive coordinator | Buddy Teevens (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ed Sweeney (6th season) |
Home stadium | Nickerson Field |
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No. T–13 Boston University +^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 New 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 10 | at Holy Cross* | L 3–14 | 15,231 | [2] | ||||
September 17 | New Hampshire | W 13–3 | ||||||
September 24 | at Maine | No. 19 | W 28–14 | |||||
October 1 | at No. 3 Colgate* | No. 19 | L 17–34 | 8,000 | [3] | |||
October 8 | at Richmond* | W 26–17 | 7,110 | [4] | ||||
October 15 | Rhode Island |
| W 24–22 | 7,343 | ||||
October 22 | at UMass | No. 20 | L 21–24 | 11,210 | ||||
October 29 | Cornell* |
| W 41–0 | 2,228 | [5] | |||
November 5 | Connecticut |
| W 17–7 | |||||
November 12 | Bucknell* | No. 17 |
| W 35–8 | 1,612 | [6] | ||
November 19 | Morgan State* | No. 15 |
| W 50–0 | ||||
November 27 | at No. 8 Eastern Kentucky* | No. T–13 | W 24–20 | 4,800 | [7] | |||
December 3 | at No. 2 Furman* | No. T–13 |
| L 16–35 | 7,879 | [8] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.