1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team

1999 Colgate Red Raiders football
Patriot League co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 13–56 vs. Illinois State
Conference	Patriot League
1999 record	10–2 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Dick Biddle (4th season)
Captains	Tom McCarroll Ryan Vena
Home stadium	Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons ←  1998 2000  →

1999 Patriot League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Lehigh +^		5	–	1					10	–	2
No. 18 Colgate +^		5	–	1					10	–	2
Towson		4	–	2					7	–	4
Bucknell		3	–	3					7	–	4
Lafayette		2	–	4					4	–	7
Holy Cross		2	–	4					3	–	8
Fordham		0	–	6					0	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate was the Patriot League co-champion, but lost in the first round of the national Division I-AA playoffs.

In its fourth season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 10–2 record. Tom McCarroll and Ryan Vena were the team captains. ^[1]

The Red Raiders outscored opponents 430 to 253. Colgate's 5–1 record earned a tie for the Patriot League championship. ^[2]

Unranked in the preseason Division I-AA national poll, the Red Raiders briefly appeared at No. 24 early in the season, then returned to the top 25 in mid-November. Colgate ended the year ranked No. 18 and qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs by winning its conference, even though it was the lower-ranked of the two Patriot League co-champions; Lehigh also qualified, however, with an at-large berth. Both Patriot League playoff teams lost in the first round.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Maine *		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 28–21	6,006	[3]
September 11	Bucknell	No. 24	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 16–21	5,010	[4]
September 18	at Fordham		Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 49–24	5,177	[5]
September 25	at Dartmouth *		Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 35–3	7,525	[6]
October 2	at Harvard *		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 24–21	7,468	[7]
October 9	at Lafayette		Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 56–14	2,931	[8]
October 16	Cornell *		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY (rivalry)	W 55–16	8,155	[9]
October 23	at Saint Mary's *		Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	W 43–13	1,526	[10]
November 6	No. 9 Lehigh		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 28–24	6,228	[11]
November 13	Towson	No. 22	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 38–14	4,224	[12]
November 20	at Holy Cross	No. 19	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 45–26	5,341	[13]
November 29	at No. 3 Illinois State *	No. 18	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (Division I-AA playoffs	L 13–56	7,133	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13-14 and 26. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Kekis, John (September 5, 1999). "Colgate Races by Maine on Second Disputed TD". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Colgate Comes Up Just Short on Onside Kick, and Scoreboard". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 12, 1999. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Colgate Flogs Fordham". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. September 19, 1999. pp. 11C, 10C – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vena's Quick TD Touch Helps Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. September 26, 1999. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
7. Pave, Marvin (October 3, 1999). "Crimson Left Feeling Blue; Kutschke FG Gives Red Raiders the Win". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D20 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Meixell, Ted (October 10, 1999). "Colgate Pastes Lafayette". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Kekis, John (October 17, 1999). "Rejuvenated Back's 3 TDs Lead Colgate by Cornell". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Vena's West Coast Touch Leads 'Gate by St. Mary's". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 24, 1999. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
11. Blockus, Gary R. (November 7, 1999). "Colgate Grounds Lehigh". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Ewell, Christian (November 15, 1999). "Colgate Brushes Off Towson's Bid for Playoffs, 38-14". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Playoff-Bound Colgate Stops Holy Cross". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. 7F – via Newspapers.com.
14. Reinhardt, Randy (November 28, 1999). "Redbirds Pound Colgate to Earn First Playoff Win, Advance to Quarterfinals". The Pantagraph . Bloomington, Ill. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.