1986 Colgate Red Raiders football team

1986 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Colonial League
Record	4–7 (1–3 Colonial)
Head coach	Frederick Dunlap (11th season)
Captains	Bob Clark John McCabe
Home stadium	Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Colonial League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Holy Cross $	4	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Lafayette	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Lehigh	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Colgate	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In the first year of play for the Colonial League, Colgate tied for last place.

In its 11th season under head coach Frederick Dunlap, the team compiled a 4–7 record. Erik Rosenmeier and Scott Montross were the team captains. ^[1]

Colgate's 1–3 conference record tied for fourth in the five-team Colonial League standings. The Red Raiders outscored all opponents 312 to 274. ^[2]

Colgate was No. 16 in the first week of Division I-AA national rankings, but dropped out of the top 20 in time for its second game, and remained unranked through the end of the season.

The team played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at No. 19 William & Mary *	No. 16	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 21–42	8,620	[3]
September 20	at Lehigh		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 39–41	11,500	[4]
September 27	Cornell *		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY (rivalry)	L 12–21	8,000	[5]
October 4	No. 11 Holy Cross		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 12–16	5,000	[6]
October 11	at Yale *		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 23–28	22,148	[7]
October 18	at Bucknell		Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 39–40	8,860	[8]
October 25	at Columbia *		Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 54–8	4,640	[9]
November 1	Lafayette		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 42–7	5,700	[10]
November 8	at Brown *		Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 27–3	1,000	[11]
November 15	at Boston University *		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 17–45	2,122	[12]
November 22	at New Hampshire *		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 27–23	3,075	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 26. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Fairbank, Dave (September 7, 1986). "W&M Crushes Colgate". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Will-Weber, Mark (September 21, 1986). "Lehigh 'Earns' 41-39 Nod over Colgate". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Fox, John W. (September 28, 1986). "Alert Thinking Helps Cornell; Colgate's Strategy Is Foiled". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Colgate Suffers Inspirational Loss". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Gannett News Service. October 5, 1986. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
7. Sudyk, Bob (October 12, 1986). "Elis Rally to Defeat Colgate". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Colgate's Defense Falters Again". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. October 19, 1986. pp. 3D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
9. O'Day, Joe (October 26, 1986). "Lions Caged Again". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Colgate Wins with Gamble". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. November 2, 1986. pp. 3D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Colgate 27, Brown 3". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 9, 1986. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Monahan, Bob (November 16, 1986). "Mancini Helps BU Strong-Arm Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Record-Setting Gamble Leads Colgate, 27-23". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. November 23, 1986. pp. 6D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.