Rick Taylor (American football)

Charles F. "Rick" Taylor (born September 19, 1941) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator. He was the most successful head coach in Boston University history after his stint from 1977 to 1984. He compiled an overall record of 55–32–1, including four Yankee Conference championships in a five-year span. Taylor also led the Terriers to at least eight wins on four occasions. Taylor retired from football after the 1984 season but remained the school's athletic director for four more years.^[1]

Rick Taylor

Biographical details
Born	(1941-09-16) September 16, 1941 (age 83) Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1966–1967	Hofstra (assistant)
1968–1970	Lehigh (assistant)
1971–1976	Dartmouth (assistant)
1977–1984	Boston University
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1984–1988	Boston University
1988–1994	Cincinnati
1994–2003	Northwestern
Head coaching record
Overall	55–32–1
Tournaments	1–3 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Yankee Conference (1980, 1982–1984)

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Boston University Terriers (Yankee Conference) (1977–1984)
1977	Boston University	3–7	1–4	T–4th
1978	Boston University	6–4	2–3	4th
1979	Boston University	8–1–1	4–1	T–1st
1980	Boston University	9–2	5–0	1st
1981	Boston University	6–5	3–2	3rd
1982	Boston University	5–6	3–2	T–1st	L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
1983	Boston University	9–4	4–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division I-AA First Quarterfinal
1984	Boston University	9–3	4–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
Boston University:		55–32–1	26–14
Total:		55–32–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth