2017 Colgate Raiders football
Patriot League co-champion
ConferencePatriot League
Record7–4 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Young (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Shaffner (5th season)
Home stadiumCrown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Colgate +   5 – 1     7 – 4  
Lehigh +^   5 – 1     5 – 7  
Holy Cross   3 – 3     4 – 7  
Fordham   3 – 3     4 – 7  
Lafayette   3 – 3     3 – 8  
Bucknell   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Georgetown   0 – 6     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2017 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 7–4, 5–1 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for the Patriot League championship with Lehigh. Due to their head-to-head loss over Lehigh, they did not receive a bid to the FCS Playoffs.

Schedule

The 2017 schedule consists of five home and six away games. The Raiders will host Patriot League foes Lehigh, Fordham, and Bucknell, and will travel to Holy Cross, Lafayette, and Georgetown.

In 2017, Colgate's non-conference opponents will be Cal Poly of the Big Sky Conference, Richmond of the Colonial Athletic Association, Buffalo of the Mid-American Conference, Furman of the Southern Conference, and Cornell of the Ivy League.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 267:00 p.m.at No. 23 Cal Poly*
ESPNUW 20–148,428
September 91:00 p.m.No. 9 Richmond*dagger
STADIUML 17–206,994
September 166:00 p.m.at Buffalo*
ESPN3L 10–3311,546
September 231:00 p.m.Furman*
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
STADIUML 14–454,119
September 301:30 p.m.at Cornell*
ILNW 21–73,325
October 71:00 p.m.Lehigh
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
STADIUML 38–412,986
October 14NoonFordham
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
STADIUMW 38–122,622
October 21Noonat Holy Cross
STADIUMW 45–76,784
October 281:00 p.m.Bucknell
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
STADIUMW 40–36,763
November 1112:30 p.m.at Lafayette
STADIUMW 27–05,612
November 181:00 p.m.at Georgetown
STADIUMW 35–102,211

Game summaries

At Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 10 7 3 0 20
No. 23 Mustangs 0 0 0 14 14

See also: 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Spiders 0 7 0 13 20
Raiders 0 7 7 3 17

See also: 2017 Richmond Spiders football team

At Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 3 0 7 0 10
Bulls 20 10 0 3 33

See also: 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 21 17 7 0 45
Raiders 0 7 7 0 14

See also: 2017 Furman Paladins football team

At Cornell

1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 0 14 0 7 21
Big Red 0 0 7 0 7

See also: 2017 Cornell Big Red football team

Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 14 7 7 13 41
Raiders 7 21 0 10 38

See also: 2017 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Fordham

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 6 6 12
Raiders 14 3 7 14 38

See also: 2017 Fordham Rams football team

At Holy Cross

1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 7 10 21 7 45
Crusaders 7 0 0 0 7

See also: 2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Bucknell

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 3 0 0 0 3
Raiders 6 27 0 7 40

See also: 2017 Bucknell Bison football team

At Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 0 14 13 0 27
Leopards 0 0 0 0 0

See also: 2017 Lafayette Leopards football team

At Georgetown

1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 7 14 14 0 35
Hoyas 10 0 0 0 10

See also: 2017 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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STATS FCS—RVRVRVRVRVRVRV——————
Coaches—25RV———————————

References

  1. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". Colgate University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2017.


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