2009 Colgate Raiders football team

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2009 Colgate Raiders football
Conference Patriot League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Sports NetworkNo. 21
Record9–2 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Nick Monroe (1st season)
CaptainPat Simonds
Home stadium Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
  2008
2010  
2009 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Holy Cross $^  5 1   9 3  
No. 21 Colgate  4 2   9 2  
No. 24 Lafayette  4 2   8 3  
Lehigh  4 2   4 7  
Fordham  2 4   5 6  
Bucknell  2 4   4 7  
Georgetown  0 6   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Colgate Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Colgate tied for second in the Patriot League.

In its 14th season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 9–2 record. Pat Simonds was the team captains. [1]

The Raiders outscored opponents 342 to 246. Colgate's 4–2 conference record placed it in a three-way tie with Lafayette and Lehigh for second in the Patriot League standings. [2]

Despite tying for second place, Colgate had the best overall record among Patriot League teams, sweeping its non-league opponents. A seven-game win streak to start the season saw the team enter the weekly national rankings at No. 25 at the end of September, rising as high as No. 17 before settling at No. 21 in the final poll of the year. The Raiders did not qualify for the FCS playoffs.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Monmouth *W 35–23 5,263 [3]
September 12 Stony Brook *
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 23–13 3,122 [4]
September 19 at Dartmouth *W 34–15 [1]
September 26 Fordham
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 20–12 4,000 [5]
October 3 at Cornell Dagger-14-plain.png*No. 25 W 45–23 7,123 [6]
October 8 at Princeton *No. 23 W 21–14 OT 5,685 [7]
October 17 at Georgetown No. 17 W 31–14 [1]
October 24 at No. 22 Holy Cross No. 17 L 28–42 2,246 [8]
October 31 Lehigh No. 24
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 27–20 [1]
November 7 at No. 25 Lafayette No. 18 L 49–56 8,937 [9]
November 14 Bucknell No. 24
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 29–14 [1]

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References

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  2. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 12. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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  5. "Colgate 20, Fordham 12". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. September 27, 2009. p. 6D via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. September 27, 2009. p. 9C.
  6. Sweeney, Dan (October 5, 2009). "Cornell Feeling Run Down After Rough Loss". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 1B, 6B via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Colgate 21, Princeton 14". Daily American . Somerset, Pa. Associated Press. October 9, 2009. p. C2 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football: Thursday's Summaries". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, Calif. October 9, 2009. p. C12.
  8. "Lehigh Tames Bison". The Express-Times . Easton, Pa. October 25, 2009. p. C4 via NewsBank.
  9. Reinhard, Paul (November 8, 2009). "Lafayette Scores Big Over Colgate". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.