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Football team representing Colgate University From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Colgate Raiders football team represents Colgate University in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Patriot League.[2]
| Colgate Raiders | |||
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| First season | 1890; 134 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Yariv Amir | ||
| Head coach | Stan Dakosty 2nd season, 8–14 (.364) | ||
| Stadium | Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium (capacity: 10,221) | ||
| Year built | 1966 | ||
| Location | Hamilton, New York | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Patriot League | ||
| All-time record | 674–517–50 (.563) | ||
| Unclaimed national titles | 1 (1932) | ||
| Conference titles | 10 | ||
| Rivalries | Cornell (rivalry) Syracuse | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 6 | ||
| Current uniform | |||
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| Colors | Maroon and white[1] | ||
| Outfitter | Under Armour | ||
| Website | GoColgateRaiders.com | ||
In 1915, Colgate recorded its 100th victory with a win over Army and also beat Yale on their way to a 5–1 finish. The following season, they compiled an 8–1 record, with the lone loss coming against Yale, 7–3.[3]
During the Great Depression, there was a proliferation of postseason benefit games to raise money for the unemployed. On December 6, 1930, Colgate traveled to New York City's Yankee Stadium to play New York University (NYU) in one of these games and won, 7–0.[4] In 1932, Colgate finished undefeated, untied and unscored upon with a 9–0 record. They outscored their opponents 234–0.[3] Parke H. Davis selected the 1932 Red Raiders to share the national championship.[4][5]: 233–35 They did not, however, receive an invitation to the 1933 Rose Bowl, and as such, have been referred to as "undefeated, untied, unscored upon, and uninvited."[6] The team was considered as a candidate to play in the first Sugar Bowl in January 1935 but the honor went to Temple University.[7]
In 1982, Colgate football was relegated from the Division I-A to Division I-AA (now FCS) level. Since then, the team has advanced to the playoffs numerous times. In 2003, Colgate advanced to the Division I FCS final, having won 15 straight games that season (12–0 Schedule, 3 Playoff Wins), becoming the first and only Patriot League team to ever do so (achieving a final record of 15–1). There, the Raiders lost to Delaware, 40–0.[3] Two Raiders have received the Walter Payton Award for most outstanding player in Division I-AA: Kenny Gamble in 1987 and Jamaal Branch in 2003.[4]
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| Year | Selectors | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Parke H. Davis[5] | Andrew Kerr | 9–0 |
| Year | Conference | Coach | Overall record | Conference record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Patriot League | Dick Biddle | 7–5 | 6–0 |
| 1999 | Patriot League | Dick Biddle | 10–2 | 5–1 |
| 2002 | Patriot League | Dick Biddle | 9–3 | 6–1 |
| 2003 | Patriot League | Dick Biddle (COY) | 15–1 | 7–0 |
| 2005 | Patriot League | Dick Biddle | 8–4 | 5–1 |
| 2008 | Patriot League | Dick Biddle | 9–3 | 5–0 |
| 2012 | Patriot League | Dick Biddle | 8–4 | 5–0 |
| 2015 | Patriot League | Dan Hunt | 9–5 | 6–0 |
| 2017 | Patriot League | Dan Hunt | 7–4 | 5–1 |
| 2018 | Patriot League | Dan Hunt | 10–2 | 6–0 |
The Raiders have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs 11 times with a record of 7–11.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | First Round Quarterfinals | Boston University Delaware | W 21–7 L 13–20 |
| 1983 | First Round | Western Carolina | L 23–24 |
| 1997 | First Round | Villanova | L 28–49 |
| 1998 | First Round | Georgia Southern | L 28–49 |
| 1999 | First Round | Illinois State | L 13–56 |
| 2003 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game | Massachusetts Western Illinois Florida Atlantic Delaware | W 19–7 W 28–27 W 36–24 L 0–40 |
| 2005 | First Round | New Hampshire | L 21–55 |
| 2008 | First Round | Villanova | L 28–55 |
| 2012 | First Round | Wagner | L 20–31 |
| 2015 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | New Hampshire James Madison Sam Houston State | W 27–20 W 44–38 L 21–48 |
| 2018 | Second Round Quarterfinals | James Madison North Dakota State | W 23–20 L 0–35 |
Announced schedules as of November 22, 2019.[8]
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Syracuse | at Maine | Cal Poly | at Central Michigan | at Colorado | at Albany | at Kansas |
| at Villanova | at Akron | Morgan State | at William & Mary | |||
| Penn | at Morgan State | Albany | ||||
| at Cornell | ||||||
| Dartmouth |
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