2003 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

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2003 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship
I-AA National Championship Game
Colgate Raiders Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
(15–0)(14–1)
Patriot League Atlantic 10
040
Head coach: 
Dick Biddle 		Head coach: 
K. C. Keeler
TSN Seed
64
TSN Seed
32
1234Total
Colgate00000
Delaware13714640
DateDecember 19, 2003
Season 2003
Stadium Finley Stadium
Location Chattanooga, Tennessee
Referee Mike Purcell (Ohio Valley) [1]
Attendance14,281 [2]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2 [1]
Announcers Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Mike Golic (color), Rod Gilmore (color), Rob Stone (sideline) [1]
NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship
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The 2003 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and the Colgate Raiders. The game was played on December 19, 2003, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Delaware, 40–0.

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Teams

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2003 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

Delaware finished their regular season with an 11–1 record (8–1 in conference). Their only loss was to Northeastern, while one of their wins was over Navy of Division I-A. The Fightin' Blue Hens, seeded second in the tournament, defeated Southern Illinois, Northern Iowa, and third-seed Wofford to reach the final. This was the second appearance for Delaware in a Division I-AA championship game, having lost in 1982.

Colgate Raiders

Colgate finished their regular season with a 12–0 record (7–0 in conference). [3] The Raiders, seeded fourth in the tournament, defeated UMass, Western Illinois, and Florida Atlantic to reach the final. This was the first appearance for Colgate in a Division I-AA championship game.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP COLGDEL
17:298602:37DELAntawn Jenkins 3-yard touchdown run, Brad Shushman kick good07
12:355342:14DELGermaine Bennett 1-yard touchdown run, Shushman kick no good (hit left upright)013
214:555181:56DELDavid Boler 5-yard touchdown reception from Andy Hall, Shushman kick good020
37:305282:35DELBoler 9-yard touchdown reception from Hall, Shushman kick good027
32:528623:37DELBennett 1-yard touchdown run, Shushman kick good034
412:227583:40DELJenkins 2-yard touchdown run, Shushman kick no good (wide left)040
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.040

[2] [4]

Game statistics

1234Total
No. 4 Raiders00000
No. 2 Fighting' Blue Hens13714640
StatisticsCOLGDEL
First downs1020
Plays–yards54–15775–348
Rushes–yards32–4655–165
Passing yards111183
Passing: comp–att–int10–22–012–20–0
Time of possession23:2334:40
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ColgatePassingChris Brown9–21, 94 yds
RushingJamal Branch20–55
ReceivingLuke Graham4 rec, 32 yds
DelawarePassing Andy Hall 12–20, 183 yds, 2 TD
RushingGermaine Bennett20–60, 2 TD
ReceivingDavid Boler6 rec, 91 yds, 2 TD

[2] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Colgate Delaware Football 2003 1st Half 1AA Championship". September 16, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2019– via YouTube.
  2. 1 2 3 "Colgate vs DELAWARE". colgate.edu. December 19, 2003. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Colgate Raiders, 2003 Schedule". cfbinfo.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Game statistics". The News Journal . Wilmington, Delaware. December 20, 2003. p. C8. Retrieved February 2, 2019– via newspapers.com.

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