1996 Colgate Red Raiders football team

1996 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferencePatriot League
Record6–5 (3–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Marcus Cameron
  • Adam Sofran
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Bucknell $   4 1     6 5  
Colgate   3 2     6 5  
Lehigh   3 2     5 6  
Lafayette   2 2     5 5  
Fordham   1 3     2 8  
Holy Cross   1 4     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1996 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate tied for second in the Patriot League.

In its first season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 6–5 record. Marcus Cameron and Adam Sofran were the team captains.[1]

The Red Raiders outscored opponents 285 to 254. Their 3–2 conference record tied for second in the six-team Patriot League standings.[2]

The team played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.

  1. ^ "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 26. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020.