1984 Boston University Terriers football team

1984 Yankee Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant; Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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
1984 record	9–3 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Rick Taylor (8th season);
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

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	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	vs. Grambling State	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Whitney Young Memorial Classic)	W 16–9		^[2]
September 15	Morgan State	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 44–0
September 22	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 21–20
September 29	Maine	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 27–10
October 6	Delaware	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 27–3
October 13	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 3–24
October 20	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 7–22
October 27	UMass	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 31–21
November 3	Holy Cross	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 16–12
November 10	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 21–17
November 17	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 41–14	4,200	^[3]
November 24	at Richmond	Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 33–35

^ "Boston Yearly Results 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
^ Jackie MacMullan (September 9, 1984). "BU wraps up Grambling early, 16-9". The Boston Globe. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "BU pummels VMI, 41–14". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1984. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

v t 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)
Culture & lore	Rhett the Boston Terrier "Go BU"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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1984 Yankee Conference football standings
v t	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

v t 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Alcorn State Arkansas State Boston U Chattanooga Eastern Kentucky Indiana State Louisiana Tech Middle Tennessee State Mississippi Valley State Montana State Rhode Island Richmond
Champion – Montana State Bobcats