2002 Colgate Raiders football team

2002 Colgate Raiders football
Patriot League co-champion
ConferencePatriot League
Record9–3 (6–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tom McCune
  • Max Wynn
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Fordham +^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 25 Colgate +   6 – 1     9 – 3  
Lafayette   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Lehigh   4 – 3     8 – 4  
Towson   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Georgetown   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Holy Cross   2 – 5     4 – 8  
Bucknell   0 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Colgate Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate tied for the Patriot League championship but did not qualify for the national playoffs.

In its seventh season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 9–3 record. Tom McCune and Max Wynn were the team captains.[1]

The Raiders outscored opponents 301 to 203. Their 6–1 conference record tied atop the eight-team Patriot League standings. Co-champion Fordham, which had dealt Colgate its only loss in conference play, was selected to receive the Patriot League's automatic berth in the national Division I-AA playoffs.[2] Unlike 1999, the last time the Patriot League had a tie for first place, in 2002 Colgate did not receive an at-large invitation to the playoffs.

From preseason to the last week of play, Colgate did not appear in the national Division I-AA top 25 rankings. After winning the co-championship, Colgate entered the rankings at No. 25 in the final poll of the year.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 No. 15 Villanova*
L 0–20 6,532 [3]
September 14 at Fordham
L 31–40 7,142 [4]
September 21 Dartmouth*
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 30–26 7,368 [5]
September 28 Columbia*
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 38–6 5,891 [6]
October 5 at Bucknell
W 13–10 OT 9,202 [7]
October 12 at Princeton*
L 10–14 11,485 [8]
October 19 at Cornell*
W 42–13 5,642 [9]
October 26 at Towson
W 9–7 2,133 [10]
November 2 Lafayette
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 31–24 [1]
November 9 at No. 16 Lehigh
W 28–14 15,023 [11]
November 16 Georgetown
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 44–22 3,144 [12]
November 23 Holy Cross
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 25–20 1,562 [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 27. Retrieved June 15, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Villanova 20, Colgate 0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. September 8, 2002. p. 11D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Brennan, Sean (September 15, 2002). "Key Win Turns Fordham into Contender". Daily News. New York, N.Y. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries, Scores". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 15, 2002. p. 10C.
  5. ^ "Colgate Tops Dartmouth on Late TD". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 22, 2002. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 22, 2002. p. C17.
  6. ^ "Colgate Beats Ivy League Foe Again". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 29, 2002. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 29, 2002. p. C17.
  7. ^ Housenick, Tom (October 6, 2002). "Bison Horrified by Ending Fit for Silver Screen". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers Rally to Win Third Straight Game". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 13, 2002. pp. H4, H6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Feaver, Christopher (October 20, 2002). "Raiders Roll Over Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Baker, Kent (October 27, 2002). "Towson 's Pain Runs Deep in 9-7 Defeat". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Groller, Keith (November 10, 2002). "Lehigh Runs Out of Comebacks". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "LaMonica Carries Raiders to Victory". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. November 17, 2002. p. D18 – via ProQuest.
  13. ^ "Colgate's Win Saved by Pickoff". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 24, 2002. p. 7B – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scoreboard: East". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. November 24, 2002. p. 6-B.
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