2005 Colgate Raiders football team
| 2005 Colgate Raiders football | |
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Patriot League co-champion | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 23 |
| Record | 8–4 (5–1 Patriot) |
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| Home stadium | Andy Kerr Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Lafayette +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Colgate +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 Colgate Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate won the Patriot League co-championship but lost in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA national playoffs.
In its 10th season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 8–4 record (8–3 in the regular season). Jared Nepa and Mike Saraceno were the team captains.[1]
The Raiders outscored opponents 283 to 245. Colgate's 5–1 conference record tied with Lafayette for first in the Patriot League standings.[2] Colgate was awarded the Patriot League's automatic berth in the national playoffs, though co-champion Lafayette also participated, as an at-large selection. Both teams lost their first-round games.
Throughout the regular season, Colgate was unranked in the Division I-AA national top 25. Just before the start of the playoffs, the Raiders entered the poll at No. 24. In the year-end rankings, they rose to No. 23.
Colgate played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 3 | Central Connecticut* | L 22–24 | 4,629 | [3] | |||
| September 10 | No. 15 UMass* |
| W 17–14 | 3,417 | [4] | ||
| September 17 | at Dartmouth* | L 21–26 | 3,917 | [5] | |||
| October 1 | Cornell* |
| W 34–20 | 6,927 | [6] | ||
| October 8 | at Princeton* | W 16–10 | 4,219 | [7] | |||
| October 15 | Fordham |
| W 23–0 | [1] | |||
| October 22 | at Holy Cross | W 24–17 | 11,236 | [8] | |||
| October 29 | No. 16 Lehigh |
| L 34–50 | [1] | |||
| November 5 | at Lafayette | W 18–15 | [1] | ||||
| November 12 | Bucknell |
| W 16–10 | [1] | |||
| November 19 | at Georgetown | W 34–7 | [1] | ||||
| November 26 | at No. 1 New Hampshire* | L 21–55 | 7,806 | [9] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 27. Retrieved June 15, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ Anderson, Woody (September 4, 2005). "Nice Kick-Start to Central Season". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Muder, Craig (September 11, 2005). "Minutemen in Giving Mood". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dartmouth 26, Colgate 21". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. September 18, 2005. p. B8 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 18, 2005. p. C19.
- ^ Feaver, Christopher (October 3, 2005). "Defense, Special Teams Doom Cornell to Loss at Colgate". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate 16, Princeton 10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 9, 2005. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ballou, Bill (October 23, 2005). "Scott Bulldozes HC; Freshman Shines as Colgate Dominates". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 23, 2005. p. C20.
- ^ Blaudschun, Mark (November 27, 2005). "Wildcats Are in Top Playoff Form". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.