1989 Boston University Terriers football team

1989 Boston University Terriers football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Sparano (1st season)
Home stadiumNickerson Field
1989 Yankee Conference football standings
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
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

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[2]
September 15at No. 7 (D-II) West Chester*
L 19–20[3]
September 23at Dartmouth*
L 27–284,923[4]
September 30UMass
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 41–195,655[5]
October 7at Richmond
W 35–014,506[6]
October 14vs. No. T–13 William & Mary*
L 10–13[7]
October 21Rhode Island
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 34–31 2OT5,545[8]
October 28at New Hampshire
L 35–384,490[9]
November 4 No. 8 Maine
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 30–28[10]
November 11at Connecticut
L 30–38[11]
November 18at Villanova
L 10–288,194[12]

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. ^ "Brantley, Delaware beat BU". The Hartford Courant. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W. Chester caps rally with 20–19 win over BU". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 16, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Burris, Joe (September 24, 1989). "Dartmouth Frustrates Terriers, 28-27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "BU routs UMass, 41–19". The Berkshire Eagle. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "BU roars, 35–0". The Boston Globe. October 8, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Indians hold off Boston U." The News and Advance. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "BU field goal drops Rhode Island in 2 OTs". The Hartford Courant. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UNH wears down BU in second half". Boston Sunday Globe. October 29, 1988. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BU tips UMaine, tightens YC race". Morning Sentinel. November 6, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Huskies (finally) win the big one". The Day. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Win gives 'Nova shot at playoffs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 19, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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