1994 Boston University Terriers football team

1994 Boston University Terriers football
1994 Boston University Terriers football
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 23–30 at Eastern Kentucky
Conference	Yankee Conference
	New England Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 9
Record	9–3 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Dan Allen (5th season);
Defensive coordinator	Tom Masella (2nd as DC; 5th overall season)
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dan Allen, the Terriers compiled a 9–3 record (6–2 against conference opponents), finished second in the New England Division of the Yankee Conference, lost to Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the (NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, and outscored opponents by a total of 396 to 252.^[1]

1994 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
New England Division
No. 12 New Hampshire x$^	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Boston University ^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
UMass	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 13 James Madison x^	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 19 William & Mary x	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Villanova	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Richmond	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	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Colgate	No. 10	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 45–7
September 17	at Maine	No. 7	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 31–18
September 24	at Villanova	No. 6	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 30–15	11,957	^[2]
October 1	James Madison	No. 7	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 21–24	7,809	^[3]
October 8	at Rhode Island	No. 12	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 45–23	3,714
October 15	Northeastern*	No. 10	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 35–14
October 22	Richmond	No. 7	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 40–24	10,533	^[4]
October 29	at UMass	No. 8	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 28–24	15,184
November 5	Connecticut	No. 7	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 26–9
November 12	at Army	No. 7	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–12
November 19	No. 17 New Hampshire	No. 4	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 51–52 ^2OT		^[5]
November 26	at No. 4 Eastern Kentucky	No. 9	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 23–30
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "Boston Yearly Results 1990-1994". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
^ "BU puts all its resources to use in gaining No. 16". The Boston Globe. September 25, 1994. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dougherty, BU broken up at 16". The Boston Globe. October 2, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Glass is half-empty as UR plays better, still loses". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 23, 1994. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "No finishing kick for BU, BC: UNH topples Terriers in two OTs for the title". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1994. pp. 49, 59 – via Newspapers.com.