| Colgate Raiders | |||
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| First season | 1890; 135 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Yariv Amir | ||
| Head coach | Curt Fitzpatrick 1st season, 0–3 (.000) | ||
| 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 | 676–529–50 (.559) | ||
| Claimed national titles | |||
| 0 | |||
| Unclaimed national titles | |||
| 1 (1932) | |||
| Conference titles | |||
| 10 | |||
| Consensus All-Americans | 6 | ||
| Rivalries | Cornell (rivalry) Syracuse | ||
| Current uniform | |||
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| Colors | Maroon and white[1] | ||
| Outfitter | Under Armour | ||
| Website | GoColgateRaiders.com | ||
TheColgate Raiders football team representsColgate University inNCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)college football competition as a member of thePatriot League.[2]
In 1915, Colgate recorded its 100th victory with a win overArmy and also beatYale 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 theGreat 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'sYankee Stadium to playNew York University (NYU) in one of these games and won, 7–0.[4] In 1932, Colgate finishedundefeated, 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 thenational championship.[4][5]: 233–35 They did not, however, receive an invitation to the 1933Rose 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 firstSugar Bowl in January 1935 but the honor went to Temple University.[7]
In 1982, Colgate football was relegated from theDivision 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-AA 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 toDelaware, 40–0.[3] Two Raiders have received theWalter Payton Award for most outstanding player in Division I-AA:Kenny Gamble in 1987 andJamaal Branch in 2003.[4]
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| Year | Selectors | Coach | Record |
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| 1932 | Parke H. Davis[5] | Andrew Kerr | 9–0 |
| Year | Conference | Coach | Overall record | Conference record |
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| 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 February 17, 2025.[8]
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
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| Monmouth | Cal Poly | atColorado | atAlbany | atKansas | atMaine |
| atVillanova | atCentral Michigan | ||||
| atSyracuse | Cornell | Albany | |||
| atCornell | atHarvard | ||||
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