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American college football season
The 1998 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an
American football team that represented
Colgate University during the
1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season . A year after winning the conference championship, Colgate finished second in the
Patriot League .
In its third season under head coach
Dick Biddle , the team compiled an 8–4 record. Corey Hill and Luke George were the team captains.
[1]
The Red Raiders outscored opponents 419 to 328. Their 5–1 conference record placed second in the seven-team Patriot League standings.
[2]
Though Colgate failed to repeat as Patriot League champion, the Red Raiders did qualify for the
Division I-AA playoffs for the second year in a row. Colgate lost in the first round of the national tournament, to No. 2
Georgia Southern . Unranked throughout the regular season, Colgate was No. 21 in the final
national poll .
The team played its home games at
Andy Kerr Stadium in
Hamilton, New York .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 5
Connecticut *
L 35–45 5,000
[3]
September 19 at
Towson
W 35–14 2,012
[4]
September 26
Harvard *
Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY W 34–14 9,355
[5]
October 3 at
Yale *
W 35–17 13,519
[6]
October 10
Dartmouth *
Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY W 45–24 5,755
[7]
October 17 at
Navy *
L 35–42 28,504
[8]
October 24 at
Fordham
W 42–20 6,186
[9]
October 31 at
Bucknell
W 38–21 6,250
[10]
November 7 at No. 23
Lehigh
L 22–41 13,432
[11]
November 14
Lafayette
Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY W 42–27 3,006
[12]
November 21
Holy Cross
Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY W 28–14 3,021
[13]
November 28 at No. 1
Georgia Southern *
L 28–49 7,676
[14]
References
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"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 .
^ Anderson, Woody (September 6, 1998).
"Good Stop for UConn: Blitzes End Colgate Bid; Stafford Throws 3 TD Passes" .
Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E3 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Ewell, Christian (September 20, 1998).
"Colgate Still Too Much for Towson, 35-14" .
The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Mayer, Sean (September 27, 1998).
"Determined on Defense" .
Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 1F, 8F – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Garber, Greg (October 4, 1998).
"More Holes Show in Yale; Defense Struggles Against Colgate" .
Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E5 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Colgate Routs Dartmouth" .
The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. October 11, 1998. sect. B, p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Ivy League: Summaries".
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 11, 1998. p. C19.
^ Goldstein, Alan (October 18, 1998).
"Broadwater Dashes Navy to Finish Line" .
The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 9E – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Colgate's QB Vena Shows Way, Figures in 3 TDs in Win at Fordham" .
Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. October 25, 1998. pp. 8D, 10D – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Vena Runs for 2 TDs, Passes for 2 as Colgate Stops Bucknell" .
Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y.
Associated Press . November 1, 1998. pp. 4F, 5F – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 8, 1998).
"9-0 Lehigh Is Now the Top Dog" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (November 15, 1998).
"Mistakes Again Cost Lafayette in Loss to Colgate" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Vena-to-Hill Passing Leads Colgate, as Defense Shuts Down Holy Cross" .
Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y.
Associated Press . November 22, 1998. pp. 5F, 6F – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Reese, Earnest (November 29, 1998).
"Eagles Speed Up, Roll" .
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Ga. p. E9 – via
Newspapers.com .
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