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1982 Boston University Terriers football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuddy Teevens (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorEd Sweeney (5th season)
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
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.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at New Hampshire
L 20–228,500[2]
September 25Maine
W 48–45 4OT6,043[3]
October 2at Cornell
W 17–610,000[4]
October 9at Yale
L 24–2715,500[5]
October 16at Rhode Island
W 26–1610,230[6]
October 23UMass
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 42–68,249[7]
October 30 No. 6 Holy Cross
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 21–349,130 [8]
November 6at Connecticut
L 10–138,299[9]
November 13at Bucknell*
W 14–114,500 [10]
November 20 No. 16 Colgate
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 21–221,887 [11]
November 26at No. 9 Colgate
L 7–212,500 [12]

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References

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  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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