| Year: | 1983 |
| Team: | Boston University Terriers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Yankee Conference |
| Short Conf: | Yankee |
| Record: | 9–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1 |
| Head Coach: | Rick Taylor |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Off Coach: | Buddy Teevens |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Ed Sweeney |
| Dc Year: | 6th |
| Stadium: | Nickerson Field |
| Champion: | Yankee Conference co-champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal |
| Bowl Result: | L 16–35 at Furman |
The 1983 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled a 9–4 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, lost to Furman in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, and outscored opponents by a total of 315 to 198.[1]