1989 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumNickerson Field
1989 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Maine +^ 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 18 Connecticut + 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. 16 Villanova +^ 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
New Hampshire 5 –3 –07 –3 –0
Delaware 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Boston University 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
UMass 3 –5 –05 –5 –1
Rhode Island 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
Richmond 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 No. 5 Delaware
L 21–28
September 15at No. 7 (D-II) West Chester*
L 19–20
September 23at Dartmouth*
L 27–284,923[2]
September 30UMass
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 41–195,655
October 7at Richmond
W 35–014,506[3]
October 14at No. T–13 William & Mary*
L 10–13
October 21Rhode Island
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 34–31
October 28at New Hampshire
L 35–38
November 4 No. 8 Maine
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 30–28
November 11at Connecticut
L 30–38
November 18at Villanova
L 10–288,194[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Boston Yearly Results 1985-1989". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. 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.
  3. ↑ "BU roars, 35–0". The Boston Globe. October 8, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Win gives 'Nova shot at playoffs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 19, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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