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1993 Boston University Terriers football team

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1993 Boston University Terriers football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
Record12–1 (8–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Sparano (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Masella (1st as DC; 4th overall season)
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^ 8 0 0 12 1 0
No. 25 UMass 6 2 0 9 2 0
Connecticut 5 3 0 6 5 0
New Hampshire 4 4 0 6 5 0
Rhode Island 2 6 0 4 7 0
Maine 0 8 0 0 11 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 18 Delaware ^ 6 2 0 9 4 0
James Madison 4 4 0 6 5 0
Richmond 3 5 0 5 6 0
Northeastern 2 6 0 2 9 0
Villanova 1 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dan Allen, the Terriers compiled a 12–1 record (8–0 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference, lost to Idaho in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, and outscored by a total of 436 to 211.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11MaineW 45–0
September 18at Holy Cross*W 44–186,211[2]
September 25UMass
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 28–97,508
October 2Villanova
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 30–15[3]
October 9NortheasternNo. 23
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 17–14
October 16at No. 14 RichmondNo. 18W 44–1411,612[4]
October 23Rhode IslandNo. 15
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 48–1511,052
October 30at New HampshireNo. 10W 24–14
November 6Buffalo*No. 9
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
W 61–33
November 13at ConnecticutNo. 8W 30–16[5]
November 20at James MadisonNo. 6W 24–21[6]
November 271:00 p.m. No. 13 Northern Iowa*No. 6
W 27–21 2OT6,882
December 410:05 a.m.at No. 11 Idaho*No. 6
L 14–218,800[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1990-1994". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Monahan, Bob (September 19, 1993). "BU Follows Through, Swats HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "BU stays unbeaten". The Berkshire Eagle. October 3, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "BU strikes it rich". The Boston Globe. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; B.U. Remains Undefeated". New York Times. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "BU is a perfect 11". The Boston Globe. November 21, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (December 11, 1993). "Vandals, Penguins collide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  8. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (December 12, 1993). "Penguins put UI on ice". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.