2007 Colgate Raiders football team
The 2007 Colgate Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Colgate tied for second in the Patriot League.
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| 2007 record | 7–4 (4–2 Patriot) |
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| Home stadium | Andy Kerr Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Fordham $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In its 12th season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 7–4 record. Mike Gallihugh, Pat Nolan and Cody Williams were the team captains.[1]
The Raiders outscored opponents 283 to 239. Colgate's 4–2 conference record tied with Holy Cross and Lafayette for second in the Patriot League standings.[2]
Colgate played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 1 | Albany* | W 13–11 | [1] | ||||
| September 8 | No. 2 UMass* |
| L 17–35 | 3,211 | [3] | ||
| September 15 | at Dartmouth* | W 31–28 OT | 5,115 | [4] | |||
| September 29 | Fordham |
| L 31–34 | 3,231 | [5] | ||
| October 6 | Bucknell |
| W 28–24 | [1] | |||
| October 13 | at Cornell* | L 14–17 | 12,035 | [6] | |||
| October 20 | Towson* |
| W 27–17 | 5,227 | [7] | ||
| October 27 | at Lafayette | W 36–27 | 4,308 | [8] | |||
| November 3 | Lehigh |
| W 21–7 | [1] | |||
| November 9 | at Georgetown | W 45–12 | [1] | ||||
| November 17 | at Holy Cross | L 20–27 | [1] | ||||
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References
- "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13-14 and 27. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- Ramsay, Ethan (September 9, 2007). "UMass Is Good Enough". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
- "28 Down, Colgate Wins". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 16, 2007. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Scoreboard: Colleges". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 16, 2007. p. C24.
- "Colgate Can't Keep Up with Fordham's Skelton". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 30, 2007. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 30, 2007. p. 14C.
- Thomas, Brandon (October 15, 2007). "Cornell Rides Improbable TD to Win". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- Korn, Evan (October 21, 2007). "Colgate Tops Towson for 9th Straight Time". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 16D – via Newspapers.com.
- Faust, Rory (October 28, 2007). "Scott, Colgate Erase Lafayette's Faint Patriot League Hopes". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
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