1989 Boston University Terriers football team

1989 Yankee Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant; Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

1989 Boston University Terriers football
1989 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1989 record	4–7 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Chris Palmer (2nd season);
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

The 1989 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Chris Palmer, the Terriers compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the Yankee Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 292 to 271.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Delaware	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 21–28
September 15	at West Chester*	John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	L 19–20
September 23	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 27–28	4,923	^[2]
September 30	UMass	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 41–19
October 7	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 35–0
October 14	at William & Mary*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 10–13
October 21	Rhode Island	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 34–31
October 28	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 35–38
November 4	Maine	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 30–28
November 11	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 30–38
November 18	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 10–28
*Non-conference game

References[]

^ "Boston Yearly Results 1985-1989". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
^ Burris, Joe (September 24, 1989). "Dartmouth Frustrates Terriers, 28-27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Boston Yearly Results 1985-1989". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

[2] Burris, Joe (September 24, 1989). "Dartmouth Frustrates Terriers, 28-27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.

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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
	1885 1888–1890 1898–1903 1906–1916 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

1989 Yankee Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Maine +^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Connecticut +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Villanova +^	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Boston University	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

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