| 2003Colgate Raiders football | |
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Patriot League champion | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 15–1 (7–0 Patriot) |
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| Home stadium | Andy Kerr Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2Colgate $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23Lehigh | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 4 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2003 Colgate Raiders football team was anAmerican football team that representedColgate University during the2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate was undefeated in the regular season, won thePatriot League championship and played in theDivision I-AA national championship game.
In its eighth season under head coachDick Biddle, the team compiled a 15–1 record (12–0 in the regular season). John Frieser, Tem Lukabu and Sean McCune were the team captains.[1]
The Raiders outscored opponents 480 to 303. Colgate's undefeated (7–0) conference record placed first in the Patriot League standings.[2]
Colgate started the year unranked in theDivision I-AA national poll, but as the season-long win streak developed, the Raiders steadily climbed in the rankings. They debuted at No. 24 in mid-September and were ranked No. 6 at the end of the regular season.
The Raiders were seeded No. 4 in the Division I-AA national playoffs. After three playoff wins, Colgate lost to Delaware in the national championship game. In the final poll of the year, Delaware was ranked No. 1 and Colgate No. 2.
Colgate played its home games, including its first two playoff games, atAndy Kerr Stadium inHamilton, New York.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 6 | atGeorgetown | W 20–19 | 2,406 | [3] | ||||
| September 13 | atBuffalo* | W 38–15 | 20,324 | [4] | ||||
| September 20 | atDartmouth* | No. 24 | W 31–9 | 6,920 | [5] | |||
| September 27 | Towson | No. 22 | W 26–7 | 7,467 | [6] | |||
| October 4 | atCornell* | No. 19 | W 27–24 | 4,142 | [7] | |||
| October 11 | atPrinceton* | No. 17 | W 30–3 | 14,096 | [8] | |||
| October 18 | Yale* | No. 18 |
| W 52–40 | 7,895 | [9] | ||
| October 25 | Bucknell | No. 16 |
| W 50–6 | 8,655 | [10] | ||
| November 1 | atLafayette | No. 12 | W 47–31 | [1] | ||||
| November 8 | No. 24Lehigh | No. 10 |
| W 17–10 | [1] | |||
| November 15 | Fordham | No. 7 |
| W 14–3 | 4,673 | [11] | ||
| November 22 | atHoly Cross | No. 6 | W 45–38 | 10,166 | [12] | |||
| November 29 | No. 5UMass* | No. 6 |
| W 19–7 | 4,197 | [13] | ||
| December 6 | No. 10Western Illinois* | No. 6 |
| W 28–27 | 5,287 | [14] | ||
| December 13 | at No. 13Florida Atlantic* | No. 6 | W 36–24 | 12,857 | [15] | |||
| December 19 | vs. No. 3Delaware* | No. 6 | L 0–40 | 14,281 | [16] | |||
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