1984 Boston University Terriers football team

1984 Boston University Terriers football
1984 Boston University Terriers football
Yankee Conference co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 33–35 at Richmond
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	9–3 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Rick Taylor (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Buddy Teevens (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ed Sweeney (7th season)
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	vs. Grambling State*		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Whitney Young Memorial Classic)	W 16–9	31,979	^[2]
September 15	Morgan State*		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 44–0
September 22	at No. 20 New Hampshire	No. 7	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 21–20
September 29	Maine	No. 8	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 27–10
October 6	Delaware*	No. 5	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 27–3
October 13	at William & Mary*	No. 5	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 3–24
October 20	at No. 11 Rhode Island	No. T–14	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 7–22	13,052
October 27	UMass	No. 18	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 31–21	3,161
November 3	No. 2 Holy Cross*	No. 13	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 16–12	14,750	^[3]
November 10	at Connecticut	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 21–17	13,367
November 17	at VMI*	No. 5	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 41–14	4,200	^[4]
November 24	at No. 12 Richmond*	No. 4	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 33–35		^[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "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.

v t e Boston University Terriers football
Venues	Old Nickerson Field (1928–1938, 1940–1946) Fenway Park (1925–1926, 1936–1939, 1947–1952) Braves Field (1920–1921, 1939, 1953–1954) Nickerson Field (1955–1997)
Bowls & rivalries	Boston College: Green Line Rivalry Sacred Cod Trophy
Culture & lore	Rhett the Boston Terrier "Go BU"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1884 1885 1886 1887 1888–1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898–1903 1904 1905 1906–1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997