1996 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferencePatriot League
Record6–5 (3–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Marcus Cameron
  • Adam Sofran
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Bucknell $   4 – 1     6 – 5  
Colgate   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Lehigh   3 – 2     5 – 6  
Lafayette   2 – 2     5 – 5  
Fordham   1 – 3     2 – 8  
Holy Cross   1 – 4     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1996 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate tied for second in the Patriot League.

In its first season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 6–5 record. Marcus Cameron and Adam Sofran were the team captains.[1]

The Red Raiders outscored opponents 285 to 254. Their 3–2 conference record tied for second in the six-team Patriot League standings.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 at Richmond*
L 0–13 11,089 [3]
September 14 Buffalo*
L 16–36 3,000 [4]
September 21 Holy Cross
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
L 21–38 4,000 [5]
September 28 at Penn*
L 7–38 11,214 [6]
October 5 Brown*
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 44–27 6,500 [7]
October 12 at Towson State*
W 35–10 2,741 [8]
October 19 at Cornell*
W 31–21 5,943 [9]
October 26 Lafayette
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 40–9 5,500 [10]
November 9 at Fordham
W 34–13 [1]
November 16 at Lehigh
W 30–23 6,104 [11]
November 23 at Bucknell
L 27–28 OT 5,467 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ a b "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 26. 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. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Spiders Blank Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 8, 1996. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Turnovers Hurt Colgate; Losing Streak Reaches 14". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 15, 1996. pp. 10F, 11F – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Same Old Story as Holy Cross Dumps Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 22, 1996. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 29, 1996). "Penn Rides Generosity of Colgate to a 38-7 Rout". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Colgate Skid Is Over". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 6, 1996. pp. 5F, 6F – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Kivinski, Steven (October 13, 1996). "Towson Gives unPatriotic Performance; Hapless Colgate Gains 528, Dominates Tigers, 35-10". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ McShea, Keith (October 21, 1996). "'New' Red Raiders Overtake Cornell". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 27, 1996). "Colgate's Big Plays Derail Lafayette Hopes". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. October 27, 1996. p. 8D.
  11. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 17, 1996). "Colgate Ruins Lehigh's Hopes for Patriot Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Hummel, Todd (November 24, 1996). "The Top of the Heap: OT Plays Give Bison Patriot League Title". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
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