2017 Colgate Raiders football team

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2017 Colgate Raiders football
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Patriot League co-champion
Conference Patriot League
Record7–4 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Young (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Shaffner (5th season)
Home stadium Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Patriot League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Colgate +  5 1   7 4  
Lehigh +^  5 1   5 7  
Holy Cross  3 3   4 7  
Fordham  3 3   4 7  
Lafayette  3 3   3 8  
Bucknell  2 4   5 6  
Georgetown  0 6   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant

The 2017 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 7–4, 5–1 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for the Patriot League championship with Lehigh. Due to their head-to-head loss over Lehigh, they did not receive a bid to the FCS Playoffs.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 267:00 p.m.at No. 23 Cal Poly * ESPNU W 20–148,428
September 91:00 p.m.No. 9 Richmond *Dagger-14-plain.png STADIUM L 17–206,994
September 166:00 p.m.at Buffalo * ESPN3 L 10–3311,546
September 231:00 p.m. Furman *
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
STADIUML 14–454,119
September 301:30 p.m.at Cornell *ILNW 21–73,325
October 71:00 p.m. Lehigh
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
STADIUML 38–412,986
October 14Noon Fordham
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
STADIUMW 38–122,622
October 21Noonat Holy Cross STADIUMW 45–76,784
October 281:00 p.m. Bucknell
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
STADIUMW 40–36,763
November 1112:30 p.m.at Lafayette STADIUMW 27–05,612
November 181:00 p.m.at Georgetown STADIUMW 35–102,211
  • *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 Cal Poly

1234Total
Raiders1073020
No. 23 Mustangs0001414

Richmond

1234Total
No. 9 Spiders0701320
Raiders077317

At Buffalo

1234Total
Raiders307010
Bulls20100333

Furman

1234Total
Paladins21177045
Raiders077014

At Cornell

1234Total
Raiders0140721
Big Red00707

Lehigh

1234Total
Mountain Hawks14771341
Raiders72101038

Fordham

1234Total
Rams006612
Raiders14371438

At Holy Cross

1234Total
Raiders71021745
Crusaders70007

Bucknell

1234Total
Bison30003
Raiders6270740

At Lafayette

1234Total
Raiders01413027
Leopards00000

At Georgetown

1234Total
Raiders71414035
Hoyas1000010

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches 25RV

References