1993 Boston University Terriers football team

1993 Boston University Terriers football
1993 Boston University Terriers football
Yankee Conference champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 14–21 at Idaho
Conference	Yankee Conference
	New England Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 6
Record	12–1 (8–0 Yankee)
Head coach	Dan Allen (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tony Sparano (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Masella (1st as DC; 4th overall season)
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
	Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

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]

1993 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11		Maine		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 45–0
September 18		at Holy Cross*		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 44–18	6,211	^[2]
September 25		UMass		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 28–9	7,508
October 2		Villanova		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 30–15		^[3]
October 9		Northeastern	No. 23	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 17–14
October 16		at No. 14 Richmond	No. 18	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 44–14	11,612	^[4]
October 23		Rhode Island	No. 15	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 48–15	11,052
October 30		at New Hampshire	No. 10	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 24–14
November 6		Buffalo*	No. 9	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 61–33
November 13		at Connecticut	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 30–16		^[5]
November 20		at James Madison	No. 6	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 24–21		^[6]
November 27	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 Northern Iowa*	No. 6	Nickerson Field Boston, MA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 27–21 ^2OT	6,882
December 4	10:05 a.m.	at No. 11 Idaho*	No. 6	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 14–21	8,800	^[7]^[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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^ "BU strikes it rich". The Boston Globe. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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^ "BU is a perfect 11". The Boston Globe. November 21, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (December 11, 1993). "Vandals, Penguins collide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (December 12, 1993). "Penguins put UI on ice". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.