1984 Boston University Terriers football team
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]
| 1984 Boston University Terriers football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 33–35 at Richmond | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (4–1 Yankee) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Ed Sweeney (7th season) |
| Home stadium | Nickerson Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 8 | vs. Grambling State* |
| W 16–9 | [2] | ||||
| September 15 | Morgan State* |
| W 44–0 | |||||
| September 22 | at No. 20 New Hampshire | No. 7 | W 21–20 | |||||
| September 29 | Maine | No. 8 |
| W 27–10 | ||||
| October 6 | Delaware* | No. 5 |
| W 27–3 | ||||
| October 13 | at William & Mary* | No. 5 | L 3–24 | |||||
| October 20 | at No. 11 Rhode Island | No. T–14 | L 7–22 | |||||
| October 27 | UMass | No. 18 |
| W 31–21 | ||||
| November 3 | No. 2 Holy Cross* | No. 13 |
| W 16–12 | 14,750 | [3] | ||
| November 10 | at Connecticut | No. 5 | W 21–17 | |||||
| November 17 | at VMI* | No. 5 | W 41–14 | 4,200 | [4] | |||
| November 24 | at No. 12 Richmond* | No. 4 | L 33–35 | [5] | ||||
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References
- "Boston Yearly Results 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- Jackie MacMullan (September 9, 1984). "BU wraps up Grambling early, 16-9". The Boston Globe. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- Powers, John (November 4, 1984). "BU Red Crosses Up HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
- "BU pummels VMI, 41–14". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1984. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "No miracle for Terriers". The Boston Globe. November 25, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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