The 1982 Boston University Terriers football team was an

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team that represented

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as a member of the Yankee Conference during the

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. In their sixth season under head coach

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, the Terriers compiled a 5–6 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in a four-way tie for the Yankee Conference championship, lost to Colgate in the first round of the

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playoffs, and outscored opponents by a total of 250 to 223.

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