2005 Colgate Raiders football | |
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Patriot League co-champion | |
Conference | Patriot League |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 23 |
Record | 8–4 (5–1 Patriot) |
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Home stadium | Andy Kerr Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Lafayette +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Colgate +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 Colgate Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate won the Patriot League co-championship but lost in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA national playoffs.
In its 10th season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 8–4 record (8–3 in the regular season). Jared Nepa and Mike Saraceno were the team captains.[1]
The Raiders outscored opponents 283 to 245. Colgate's 5–1 conference record tied with Lafayette for first in the Patriot League standings.[2] Colgate was awarded the Patriot League's automatic berth in the national playoffs, though co-champion Lafayette also participated, as an at-large selection. Both teams lost their first-round games.
Throughout the regular season, Colgate was unranked in the Division I-AA national top 25. Just before the start of the playoffs, the Raiders entered the poll at No. 24. In the year-end rankings, they rose to No. 23.
Colgate played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.