1982 Boston University Terriers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1982
| team = Boston University Terriers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 3–2
| head_coach = Rick Taylor
| hc_year = 6th
| off_coach = Buddy Teevens
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Ed Sweeney
| dc_year = 5th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Nickerson Field
| champion = Yankee Conference co-champion
| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA First Round
| bowl_result = L 7–21 at Colgate
}}
{{1982 Yankee Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/boston/yearly_results.php?year=1980|title=Boston Yearly Results 1980-1984|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906001253/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/boston/yearly_results.php?year=1980|accessdate=September 26, 2021|archive-date=2015-09-06}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1982
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 18|at|New Hampshire|Cowell Stadium|Durham, NH|L 20–22|8,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press-unh-2220/158670269/|work=The Burlington Free Press|title=UNH, 22–20|date=September 19, 1982|accessdate=November 8, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 25||Maine|Nickerson Field|Boston, MA|W 48–45<4OT>|6,043|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-bu-trips-maine-in-fourt/158669423/|work=The Hartford Courant|title=BU trips Maine in fourth OT|date=September 26, 1982|accessdate=November 8, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 2|at|Cornell|Schoellkopf Field|Ithaca, NY|W 17–6|10,000|{{cite news |title=Not Exciting, but -- BU Gets Past Cornell |first=Chris |last=Cryan |date=October 3, 1982 |page=79 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56879470/1982-cornell-bu/ }}
|October 9|at|Yale|Yale Bowl|New Haven, CT|L 24–27|15,500|{{cite news |title=Yale's Faith Bounces BU |first=Ginny |last=Apple |date=October 10, 1982 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56880921/1982-yale-bu/ }}
|October 16|at|Rhode Island|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|W 26–16|10,230|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-bu-overturns-erring-rho/158670398/|work=The Boston Globe|title=BU overturns erring Rhode Island|date=October 17, 1982|accessdate=November 8, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 23||UMass|Nickerson Field|Boston, MA|W 42–6|8,249|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-bu-hands-umass-426-co/158670503/|work=The Sunday Republican|title=BU hands UMass 42–6 conference defeat|date=October 24, 1982|accessdate=November 8, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 30||No. 6 Holy Cross|Nickerson Field|Boston, MA|L 21–34|9,130 |{{cite news |title=Holy Cross Dumps BU |first=Bob |last=Monahan |date=October 31, 1982 |page=53 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56886494/1982-holy-cross-bu/}}
|November 6|at|Connecticut|Memorial Stadium|Storrs, CT|L 10–13|8,299|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day-huskies-muddle-yankee-race/158670643/|work=The Day|title=Huskies muddle Yankee race|date=November 7, 1982|accessdate=November 8, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 13|at|Bucknell
|November 20||No. 16 Colgate|Nickerson Field|Boston, MA|L 21–22|1,887 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Sneaks by BU by Spurning 1 for 2 |date=November 21, 1982 |page=81 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56917217/1982-colgate-bu/ }}
|November 26|at|No. 9 Colgate|Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)|L 7–21|2,500 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Tops Fumbling BU in 1-AA Playoffs |first=Neil |last=Singelais |date=November 28, 1982 |page=98 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56918436/1982-colgate-bu-playoff/ }}
}}{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Boston University) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/132398 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |accessdate=November 8, 2024 }}
References
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