2016 Colgate Raiders football team

2016 Colgate Raiders football
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–5 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Young (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Shaffner (4th season)
Home stadiumCrown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Lehigh $^   6 – 0     9 – 3  
Fordham   5 – 1     8 – 3  
Colgate   4 – 2     5 – 5  
Bucknell   3 – 3     4 – 7  
Holy Cross   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Lafayette   1 – 5     2 – 9  
Georgetown   0 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 5–5, 4–2 in Patriot League play to finish in third place.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmat Syracuse*No. 21
ACCN+L 7–3331,336
September 171:30 pmat Yale*No. 23
OWSPNW 55–138,493
September 243:30 pmat No. 7 Richmond*No. 23
CSN MA+L 31–388,700
October 11:00 pmCornell*dagger
TWCSCL 38–398,010
October 812:30 pmat Lehigh
PLNL 31–459,255
October 151:00 pmat Bucknell
PLNW 27–72,793
October 291:00 pmHoly Cross
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
PLNW 26–87,226
November 51:00 pmat Fordham
PLNL 20–244,285
November 121:00 pmLafayette
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
PLNW 38–174,859
November 191:00 pmGeorgetown
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
PLNW 38–104,223
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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At Syracuse

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1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Raiders 7 0 0 0 7
Orange 7 13 6 7 33
See also: 2016 Syracuse Orange football team and Colgate–Syracuse football rivalry

At Yale

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1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Raiders 21 14 10 10 55
Bulldogs 7 6 0 0 13
See also: 2016 Yale Bulldogs football team

At Richmond

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1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Raiders 14 3 0 14 31
#7 Spiders 10 7 14 7 38
See also: 2016 Richmond Spiders football team

Cornell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 0 12 21 6 39
Raiders 21 10 7 0 38
See also: 2016 Cornell Big Red football team

At Lehigh

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1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 14 3 7 7 31
Mountain Hawks 7 7 24 7 45
See also: 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

At Bucknell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 3 10 0 14 27
Bison 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2016 Bucknell Bison football team

Holy Cross

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 0 0 8 8
Raiders 7 3 0 16 26
See also: 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

At Fordham

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1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 7 7 6 0 20
Rams 3 7 7 7 24
See also: 2016 Fordham Rams football team

Lafayette

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 7 10 0 17
Raiders 10 14 7 7 38
See also: 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

Georgetown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 3 0 7 10
Raiders 7 14 10 7 38
See also: 2016 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS21212323RVRV—RV
Coaches1620232125———

References

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