2016 Colgate Raiders football team
The 2016 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Dan Hunt and played their home games at Andy Kerr Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 5–5, 4–2 in Patriot League play to finish in third place.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 2 |
7:00 PM |
at Syracuse* |
No. 21 |
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) |
ACCN+ |
L 7–33 |
31,336 |
| September 17 |
1:30 PM |
at Yale* |
No. 23 |
Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT |
OWSPN |
W 55–13 |
8,493 |
| September 24 |
3:30 PM |
at No. 7 Richmond* |
No. 23 |
Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA |
CSN MA+ |
L 31–38 |
8,700 |
| October 1 |
1:00 PM |
Cornell* |
|
Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY |
TWCSC |
L 38–39 |
8,010 |
| October 8 |
12:30 PM |
at Lehigh |
|
Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA |
PLN |
L 31–45 |
9,255 |
| October 15 |
1:00 PM |
at Bucknell |
|
Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA |
PLN |
W 27–7 |
2,793 |
| October 29 |
1:00 PM |
Holy Cross |
|
Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY |
PLN |
W 26–8 |
7,226 |
| November 5 |
1:00 PM |
at Fordham |
|
Coffey Field • Bronx, NY |
PLN |
L 20–24 |
4,285 |
| November 12 |
1:00 PM |
Lafayette |
|
Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY |
PLN |
W 38–17 |
4,859 |
| November 19 |
1:00 PM |
Georgetown |
|
Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY |
PLN |
W 38–10 |
4,223 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game notes
at Syracuse
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| #21 Raiders |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Orange |
7 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
33 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 31–30–5 |
2010 |
CUSE, 42–7 |
at Yale
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| #23 Raiders |
21 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
55 |
| Bulldogs |
7 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 11–28–3 |
2015 |
YALE, 29–28 |
at Richmond
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| #23 Raiders |
14 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
31 |
| #7 Spiders |
10 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
38 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 1–3 |
1997 |
RICH, 23–7 |
Cornell
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Big Red |
0 |
12 |
21 |
6 |
39 |
| Raiders |
21 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
38 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 46–48–3 |
2015 |
GATE, 28–21 |
at Lehigh
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Raiders |
14 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
| Mountain Hawks |
7 |
7 |
24 |
7 |
45 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 29–23–2 |
2015 |
GATE, 49–42 |
at Bucknell
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Raiders |
3 |
10 |
0 |
14 |
27 |
| Bison |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 47–17 |
2015 |
GATE, 14–10 |
Holy Cross
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Crusaders |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
| Raiders |
7 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
26 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 33–40–5 |
2015 |
GATE, 31–14 |
at Fordham
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Raiders |
7 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
20 |
| Rams |
3 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 21–6 |
2015 |
GATE, 31–29 |
Lafayette
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Leopards |
0 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
17 |
| Raiders |
10 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
38 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 42–13–4 |
2015 |
GATE, 28–19 |
Georgetown
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Hoyas |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
| Raiders |
7 |
14 |
10 |
7 |
38 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 12–1 |
2015 |
GATE, 17–13 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| | Week |
| Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| STATS FCS |
21 |
21 |
23 |
23 |
RV |
RV |
NR |
RV |
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| Coaches |
16 |
20 |
23 |
21 |
25 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
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