2016 Colgate Raiders football team

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2016 Colgate Raiders football
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Conference Patriot League
Record5–5 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Young (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Shaffner (4th season)
Home stadium Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Patriot League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Lehigh $^  6 0   9 3  
Fordham  5 1   8 3  
Colgate  4 2   5 5  
Bucknell  3 3   4 7  
Holy Cross  2 4   4 7  
Lafayette  1 5   2 9  
Georgetown  0 6   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 5–5, 4–2 in Patriot League play to finish in third place.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmat Syracuse *No. 21 ACCN+ L 7–3331,336
September 171:30 pmat Yale *No. 23 OWSPN W 55–138,493
September 243:30 pmat No. 7 Richmond *No. 23 CSN MA+ L 31–388,700
October 11:00 pm Cornell *Dagger-14-plain.png TWCSC L 38–398,010
October 812:30 pmat Lehigh PLN L 31–459,255
October 151:00 pmat Bucknell PLNW 27–72,793
October 291:00 pm Holy Cross
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
PLNW 26–87,226
November 51:00 pmat Fordham PLNL 20–244,285
November 121:00 pm Lafayette
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
PLNW 38–174,859
November 191:00 pm Georgetown
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
PLNW 38–104,223
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Syracuse

1234Total
#21 Raiders70007
Orange7136733

At Yale

1234Total
#23 Raiders2114101055
Bulldogs760013

At Richmond

1234Total
#23 Raiders14301431
#7 Spiders10714738

Cornell

1234Total
Big Red01221639
Raiders21107038

At Lehigh

1234Total
Raiders1437731
Mountain Hawks7724745

At Bucknell

1234Total
Raiders31001427
Bison00707

Holy Cross

1234Total
Crusaders00088
Raiders7301626

At Fordham

1234Total
Raiders776020
Rams377724

Lafayette

1234Total
Leopards0710017
Raiders10147738

Georgetown

1234Total
Hoyas030710
Raiders71410738

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 21212323RVRVRV
Coaches 1620232125

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