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The 1984 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crusaders ranked No. 15 nationally and did not qualify for the postseason.

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorGeorge DeLeone (1st season)
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1984 Holy Cross Crusaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge DeLeone (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Duffner (4th season)
Captains
Home stadiumFitton Field
Seasons
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1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tennessee State – 11–0–0
Eastern Washington – 7–2–1
Georgia Southern – 8–3–0
No. 15 Holy Cross – 8–3–0
No. 19 Delaware – 8–3–0
No. 12 Richmond ^ – 8–4–0
James Madison – 6–5–0
William & Mary – 6–5–0
Bucknell – 5–5–0
Colgate – 5–5–0
Lafayette – 5–5–0
Lehigh – 5–6–0
Florida A&M – 3–6–1
Northeastern – 3–7–0
Western Kentucky – 2–9–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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In their fourth year under head coach Rick E. Carter, the Crusaders compiled an 8–3 record. Bill McGovern and Peter Muldoon were the team captains.[1]

As in the previous year, Holy Cross began the campaign with a long winning streak (seven games), and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the weekly national rankings. Two late-season losses to Division I-AA foes, however, dropped them out of the upper echelon. Their third loss, in a game played after the final rankings were released, was to Division I-A powerhouse Boston College on the day that BC quarterback Doug Flutie won the Heisman Trophy.

Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Rhode Island W 19–0 9,911 [2]
September 22 UMass No. 5
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 35–7 17,641 [3]
September 29 at Harvard No. 4 W 24–14 19,500 [4]
October 6 Dartmouthdagger No. 3
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 30–20 19,061 [5]
October 13 at No. 12 Colgate No. 2 W 42–27 9,500 [6]
October 20 Connecticut^ No. 2
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
W 41–0 20,659 [7]
October 27 at Brown No. 2 W 38–17 12,843 [8]
November 3 at No. 13 Boston University No. 2 L 12–16 14,750 [9]
November 10 No. 4 New Hampshire No. 6
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 13–14 12,441 [10]
November 17 at Maine No. 19 W 24–7 3,000 [11]
December 1 Boston College No. 15
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA (rivalry)
L 10–45 25,000 [12]
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