2002 Colgate Raiders football team
| 2002 Colgate Raiders football | |
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Patriot League co-champion | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 9–3 (6–1 Patriot) |
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| Home stadium | Andy Kerr Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 7 | No. 15 Villanova* | L 0–20 | 6,532 | [3] | |||
| September 14 | at Fordham | L 31–40 | 7,142 | [4] | |||
| September 21 | Dartmouth* |
| W 30–26 | 7,368 | [5] | ||
| September 28 | Columbia* |
| 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 |
| W 31–24 | [1] | |||
| November 9 | at No. 16 Lehigh | W 28–14 | 15,023 | [11] | |||
| November 16 | Georgetown |
| W 44–22 | 3,144 | [12] | ||
| November 23 | Holy Cross |
| W 25–20 | 1,562 | [13] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 27. Retrieved June 15, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Villanova 20, Colgate 0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. September 8, 2002. p. 11D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Housenick, Tom (October 6, 2002). "Bison Horrified by Ending Fit for Silver Screen". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Feaver, Christopher (October 20, 2002). "Raiders Roll Over Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Baker, Kent (October 27, 2002). "Towson 's Pain Runs Deep in 9-7 Defeat". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Groller, Keith (November 10, 2002). "Lehigh Runs Out of Comebacks". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LaMonica Carries Raiders to Victory". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. November 17, 2002. p. D18 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "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.