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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 [[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|independent]] during the [[1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season]]. The Crusaders ranked No. 15 nationally and did not qualify for the postseason.
In their fourth year under head coach [[Rick E. Carter]], the Crusaders compiled an 8–3 record. [[Bill McGovern (American football)|Bill McGovern]] and Peter Muldoon were the team captains.<ref name=Record>{{cite web|title=2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book|publisher=College of the Holy Cross|accessdate=June 15, 2020|page=124|url=https://goholycross.com/documents/2019/7/19/19-hc-fb-fb.pdf |location=Worcester, Mass.}}</ref>
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 [[1984 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings|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 [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Division I-A]] powerhouse [[1984 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]] on the day that BC quarterback [[Doug Flutie]] won the [[Heisman Trophy]].
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