2005 Colgate Raiders football team

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2005 Colgate Raiders football
Patriot League co-champion
Conference Patriot League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 23
Record8–4 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jared Nepa
  • Mike Saraceno
Home stadium Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
←  2004
2006  →
2005 Patriot League football standings
Conf.Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Central Connecticut *
L 22–24 4,629 [3]
September 10 No. 15 UMass *
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 17–14 3,417 [4]
September 17 at Dartmouth *
L 21–26 3,917 [5]
October 1 Cornell *
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY (rivalry)
W 34–20 6,927 [6]
October 8 at Princeton *
W 16–10 4,219 [7]
October 15 Fordham
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 23–0 [1]
October 22 at Holy Cross
W 24–17 11,236 [8]
October 29 No. 16 Lehigh
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
L 34–50 [1]
November 5 at Lafayette
W 18–15 [1]
November 12 Bucknell
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Woody (September 4, 2005). "Nice Kick-Start to Central Season". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Muder, Craig (September 11, 2005). "Minutemen in Giving Mood". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Colgate 16, Princeton 10". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 9, 2005. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Blaudschun, Mark (November 27, 2005). "Wildcats Are in Top Playoff Form". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
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