2015 Colgate Raiders football team

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2015 Colgate Raiders football
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Patriot League champion
Conference Patriot League
Ranking
STATSNo. 17
FCS CoachesNo. 13
Record9–5 (6–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Young (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Shaffner (3rd season)
Home stadium Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Colgate $^  6 0   9 5  
No. 19 Fordham ^  5 1   9 3  
Lehigh  4 2   6 5  
Holy Cross  3 3   6 5  
Georgetown  2 4   4 7  
Bucknell  1 5   4 7  
Lafayette  0 6   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dan Hunt and played their home games at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 9–5, 6–0 in conference play to win the Patriot League championship. They received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated the New Hampshire in the first round and James Madison in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston State.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 512:00 pmat Navy * CBSSN L 10–4828,015
September 126:00 pmNo. 12 New Hampshire *L 8–262,988
September 191:00 pm Yale *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
TWCSC L 28–297,343
September 2612:00 pmat Holy Cross ASN W 31–149,368
October 27:00 pmat Cornell *W 28–219,103
October 101:00 pmat Princeton *L 20–446,457
October 1712:00 pmat Georgetown W 17–133,136
October 311:00 pmNo. 11 Fordham
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
PLL W 31–297,879
November 71:00 pmat Lafayette W 28–194,485
November 141:00 pm Lehigh
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
TWCSCW 49–423,828
November 211:00 pm Bucknell
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
PLLW 14–102,970
November 283:30 pmat New Hampshire* ESPN3 W 27–203,303
December 51:00 pmat No. 8 James Madison *ESPN3W 44–3815,045
December 1212:00 pmat No. 6 Sam Houston State *ESPN3L 21–485,074

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