| 1997 Colgate Red Raiders football | |
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Patriot League champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 28–49 vs.
Villanova | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 7–5 (6–0 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Andy Kerr Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Bucknell | 5 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate won the Patriot League championship.
In its second season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 7–5 record. Tim Girard, Blair Hicks and Dan Rivera were the team captains. [1]
The Red Raiders outscored opponents 414 to 300. Colgate was undefeated in league play to win its first conference championship. Because of the addition of Towson University to the league schedule, Colgate became the first Patriot League member to win six conference games in a year. [2]
The team played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 6 | at Richmond* | L 7–23 | 5,000 | [3] | |||
| September 20 | Fordham |
| W 27–14 | 7,000 | [4] | ||
| September 27 | at Cornell* | W 44–38 OT | 11,700 | [5] | |||
| October 4 | Lehigh |
| W 61–28 | 6,000 | [6] | ||
| October 11 | at Lafayette | W 44–6 | 3,098 | [7] | |||
| October 18 | Princeton* |
| L 28–31 | [1] | |||
| October 25 | at Army* | L 27–35 | 39,351 | [8] | |||
| November 1 | at Holy Cross | W 42–7 | 2,826 | [9] | |||
| November 8 | Towson |
| W 34–3 | 2,000 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | at Navy* | L 24–52 | 21,038 | [11] | |||
| November 22 | No. 24 Bucknell |
| W 48–14 | 6,000 | [12] | ||
| November 29 | at Villanova* | L 28–49 | 8,875 | [13] | |||
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References
- ^ a b "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 26. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Spiders Start Fast, Climb Over Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 7, 1997. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate Thwarts Fordham 27-14". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. September 21, 1997. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McShea, Keith (September 29, 1997). "A Wild One on Homecoming: Colgate Flies Past Cornell in Overtime Shootout, 44-38". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate Rolls with 678 Yards in Romp". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 5, 1997. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 12, 1997). "Colgate's 41-Point First Half Buries Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gross, Andrew (October 26, 1997). "Cadets Get Mission Accomplished". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate Ends Skid vs. Crusaders in Style". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 2, 1997. pp. 4F, 6F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hickling, Dan (November 26, 1997). "Colgate Rolls Past Towson in the Rain, 34-3". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Goldstein, Alan (November 16, 1997). "Navy's Offense Pours It on Colgate, 52-24". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Baker, Wayne (November 23, 1997). "BU Less Than Perfect: Colgate Brushes Back Bison's Bid for Unbeaten Year". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (November 30, 1997). "Villanova's Strong Finish Eliminates Colgate, 49-28". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.