2005 Colgate Raiders football team

The 2005 Colgate Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate won the Patriot League co-championship but lost in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA national playoffs.

2005 Colgate Raiders football
Patriot League co-champion
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 23
2005 record8–4 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jared Nepa
  • Mike Saraceno
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
2005 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Lafayette +^  5 –1     8 –4  
No. 23 Colgate +^  5 –1     8 –4  
Lehigh  4 –2     8 –3  
Holy Cross  3 –3     6 –5  
Georgetown  2 –4     4 –7  
Fordham  2 –4     2 –9  
Bucknell  0 –6     1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In its 10th season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 8–4 record (8–3 in the regular season). Jared Nepa and Mike Saraceno were the team captains.[1]

The Raiders outscored opponents 283 to 245. Colgate's 5–1 conference record tied with Lafayette for first in the Patriot League standings.[2] Colgate was awarded the Patriot League's automatic berth in the national playoffs, though co-champion Lafayette also participated, as an at-large selection. Both teams lost their first-round games.

Throughout the regular season, Colgate was unranked in the Division I-AA national top 25. Just before the start of the playoffs, the Raiders entered the poll at No. 24. In the year-end rankings, they rose to No. 23.

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Central Connecticut*
L 22–24 4,629 [3]
September 10 No. 15 UMass*
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 17–14 3,417 [4]
September 17 at Dartmouth*
L 21–26 3,917 [5]
October 1 Cornell*
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY (rivalry)
W 34–20 6,927 [6]
October 8 at Princeton*
W 16–10 4,219 [7]
October 15 Fordham
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 23–0 [1]
October 22 at Holy Cross
W 24–17 11,236 [8]
October 29 No. 16 Lehigh
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
L 34–50 [1]
November 5 at Lafayette
W 18–15 [1]
November 12 Bucknell
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 16–10 [1]
November 19 at Georgetown
W 34–7 [1]
November 26 at No. 1 New Hampshire*
L 21–55 7,806 [9]

References
  1. "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 27. 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. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. Anderson, Woody (September 4, 2005). "Nice Kick-Start to Central Season". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Muder, Craig (September 11, 2005). "Minutemen in Giving Mood". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Dartmouth 26, Colgate 21". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. September 18, 2005. p. B8 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 18, 2005. p. C19.
  6. Feaver, Christopher (October 3, 2005). "Defense, Special Teams Doom Cornell to Loss at Colgate". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Colgate 16, Princeton 10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 9, 2005. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Ballou, Bill (October 23, 2005). "Scott Bulldozes HC; Freshman Shines as Colgate Dominates". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 23, 2005. p. C20.
  9. Blaudschun, Mark (November 27, 2005). "Wildcats Are in Top Playoff Form". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
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