2003 Colgate Raiders football team

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2003 Colgate Raiders football
Patriot League champion
Conference Patriot League
Record15–1 (7–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • John Frieser
  • Tem Lukabu
  • Sean McCune
Home stadium Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
←  2002
2004  →
2003 Patriot League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Colgate $^  7 –0   15 –1  
No. 23 Lehigh  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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Colgate Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate was undefeated in the regular season, won the Patriot League championship and played in the Division I-AA national championship game.

In its eighth season under head coach Dick 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 the Division 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, at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 at Georgetown
W 20–19 2,406 [3]
September 13 at Buffalo *
W 38–15 20,324 [4]
September 20 at Dartmouth *No. 24
W 31–9 6,920 [5]
September 27 Towson No. 22
W 26–7 7,467 [6]
October 4 at Cornell *No. 19
W 27–24 4,142 [7]
October 11 at Princeton *No. 17
W 30–3 14,096 [8]
October 18 Yale *No. 18
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 52–40 7,895 [9]
October 25 Bucknell No. 16
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 50–6 8,655 [10]
November 1 at Lafayette No. 12
W 47–31 [1]
November 8 No. 24 Lehigh No. 10
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 17–10 [1]
November 15 Fordham No. 7
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 14–3 4,673 [11]
November 22 at Holy Cross No. 6
W 45–38 10,166 [12]
November 29 No. 5 UMass *No. 6
W 19–7 4,197 [13]
December 6 No. 10 Western Illinois *No. 6
W 28–27 5,287 [14]
December 13 at No. 13 Florida Atlantic *No. 6
W 36–24 12,857 [15]
December 19 vs. No. 3 Delaware *No. 6
L 0–40 14,281 [16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 27. Retrieved June 15, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 9. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Colgate 20, Georgetown 19". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. September 7, 2003. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Colgate 38, Buffalo 15". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. September 14, 2003. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Colgate Rides Back's 3 TDs". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. September 21, 2003. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 21, 2003. p. C13.
  6. ↑ Bump, Larry (September 28, 2003). "Colgate Blows by Towson". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 16E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Feaver, Christopher (October 6, 2003). "Cornell's Rally Falls Short". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 5, 2003. p. C19.
  8. ↑ "Colgate 30, Princeton 3". Courier News . Somerville, N.J. Associated Press. October 12, 2003. p. C-8 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 12, 2003. p. C15.
  9. ↑ Hine, Tommy (October 19, 2003). "Yale Makes a Mess of It". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Housenick, Tom (October 26, 2003). "Raiders Exploit Bison Breakdowns". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Brennan, Sean (November 16, 2003). "Rams' Playoff Bid Ends". Daily News . New York, N.Y. pp. 60, 79 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Gearan, Jay (November 23, 2003). "Colgate Dodges Shocker; HC Can't Quite Contain Branch". Telegram & Gazette . Worcester, Mass. p. D6 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Atlantic 10, New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 23, 2003. p. C16.
  13. ↑ Burris, Joe (November 30, 2003). "Winter Blunderland: It's No Joy Ride as UMass Can't Weather Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Muder, Craig (December 7, 2003). "Branch's Late TD Lifts Colgate over W. Illinois". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Hutton, Ted (December 14, 2003). "End for Owls: Dominant Raiders End FAU's Playoff Run". Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Fla. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ Tresolini, Kevin (December 20, 2003). "Blue Heaven: Delaware Routs Colgate, Wins First I-AA Crown". Sunday News Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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