2002 Colgate Raiders football team

2002 Colgate Raiders football
Patriot League co-champion
ConferencePatriot League
Record9–3 (6–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tom McCune
  • Max Wynn
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 No. 15 Villanova*
L 0–20 6,532 [3]
September 14 at Fordham
L 31–40 7,142 [4]
September 21 Dartmouth*
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 30–26 7,368 [5]
September 28 Columbia*
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
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
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 31–24 [1]
November 9 at No. 16 Lehigh
W 28–14 15,023 [11]
November 16 Georgetown
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 44–22 3,144 [12]
November 23 Holy Cross
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 25–20 1,562 [13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 27. Retrieved June 15, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Villanova 20, Colgate 0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. September 8, 2002. p. 11D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Housenick, Tom (October 6, 2002). "Bison Horrified by Ending Fit for Silver Screen". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Feaver, Christopher (October 20, 2002). "Raiders Roll Over Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Baker, Kent (October 27, 2002). "Towson 's Pain Runs Deep in 9-7 Defeat". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Groller, Keith (November 10, 2002). "Lehigh Runs Out of Comebacks". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "LaMonica Carries Raiders to Victory". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. November 17, 2002. p. D18 – via ProQuest.
  13. ^ "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.