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.
| 1984 Holy Cross Crusaders football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–3 |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mark Duffner (4th season) |
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| Home stadium | Fitton Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | – | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Holy Cross | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Delaware | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Richmond ^ | – | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 15 | Rhode Island | W 19–0 | 9,911 | [2] | ||||
| September 22 | UMass | No. 5 |
| W 35–7 | 17,641 | [3] | ||
| September 29 | at Harvard | No. 4 | W 24–14 | 19,500 | [4] | |||
| October 6 | Dartmouth | No. 3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| L 13–14 | 12,441 | [10] | ||
| November 17 | at Maine | No. 19 | W 24–7 | 3,000 | [11] | |||
| December 1 | Boston College | No. 15 |
| L 10–45 | 25,000 | [12] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book" (PDF). Worcester, Mass.: College of the Holy Cross. p. 124. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (September 16, 1984). "Holy Cross Dumps Ice Water on URI, 19-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (September 23, 1984). "Holy Cross Bruises UMass, 35-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (September 30, 1984). "Holy Cross Settles a Score". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 89 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Powers, John (October 7, 1984). "HC Eludes Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cadigan, Barry (October 14, 1984). "Colgate's a Pushover for Holy Cross, 42-27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, George (October 21, 1984). "Holy Cross Brings UConn Fears to Life". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. B1, B20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Powers, John (October 28, 1984). "Holy Cross Beats Up on Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Powers, John (November 4, 1984). "BU Red Crosses Up HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Duffy, Bob (November 11, 1984). "UNH Stakes Its Claim by Toppling Holy Cross, 14-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 18, 1984). "Holy Cross Rally Whips Maine, 24-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thomsen, Ian (December 2, 1984). "Small Wonder, No Wonder; Eagles Wrap Up HC, 45-10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.