| Year: | 1982 |
| Team: | Boston University Terriers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Yankee Conference |
| Short Conf: | Yankee |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2 |
| Head Coach: | Rick Taylor |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Off Coach: | Buddy Teevens |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Ed Sweeney |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Nickerson Field |
| Champion: | Yankee Conference co-champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA First Round |
| Bowl Result: | L 7–21 at Colgate |
The 1982 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Rick Taylor, 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 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, and outscored opponents by a total of 250 to 223.[1]