1985 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Captains
  • Tom Burgess
  • Bill Hecht
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^   –   13 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Richmond   –   8 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   7 – 3 – 1
Delaware   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee State   –   7 – 4 – 0
No. 16 William & Mary   –   7 – 4 – 0
Lafayette   –   6 – 5 – 0
James Madison   –   5 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 1
Florida A&M   –   4 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In its tenth season under head coach Frederick Dunlap, the team compiled an 7–3–1 record. Tom Burgess and Bill Hecht were the team captains.[1]

The Red Raiders spent four weeks in the national top 20 rankings, reaching as high as No. 14, but fell out of the rankings by season's end.

This would be Colgate's final year as an independent, before joining the Colonial League. Future league football opponents on the Red Raiders' 1985 schedule included Lafayette, Lehigh and Holy Cross. The league was later renamed Patriot League, and continues to be Colgate's home conference as of 2020.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 at Holy Cross
L 21–24 16,211 [2]
September 21 at Lafayette
W 30–14 11,500 [3]
September 28 at Cornell
W 21–20 12,300 [4]
October 5 Lehigh
W 32–14 5,100 [5]
October 12 at Dartmouth
W 54–28 9,434 [6]
October 19 at Princeton No. T–19
W 49–44 8,795 [7]
October 26 at Army No. 16
L 43–45 40,063 [8]
November 2 Columbia
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 55–11 6,300 [9]
November 9 No. 17 Penn No. 14
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
T 27–27 5,000 [10]
November 16 at Rutgers No. 17
L 14–28 6,500 [11]
November 23 at Boston University
W 48–37 2,485 [12]

References

  1. ^ "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 26. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Cadigan, Barry (September 15, 1985). "Fenerty Boosts Holy Cross over Colgate, 24-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 22, 1985). "No 'Big Plays' for Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bernstein, Viv (September 29, 1985). "Interception Saves Colgate, 21-20". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dunlap, Colgate Rip Lehigh Again". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 6, 1985. pp. 5D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Craig, Jack (October 13, 1985). "Colgate Cruises, 54-28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Esterman, Sue (October 20, 1985). "Colgate Rallies to Defeat Princeton, 49-44". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. pp. E1, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Army Holds Off Colgate, 45-43". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 27, 1985. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "2 Players Set Marks in 55-11 Colgate Win". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 6, 1985. pp. 7D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Freligh, Sarajane (November 10, 1985). "Quakers Play to Unwanted Tie Against Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 13-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Bruns, John (November 17, 1985). "Scarlet Knights Solve Offensive Woes to Capture 28-14 Victory over Colgate". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Monahan, Bob (November 24, 1985). "Bumbling BU Loses Its Grip". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
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