2012 Colgate Raiders football team

2012 Colgate Raiders football
Patriot League champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 21–30 vs. Wagner
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 24
FCS CoachesNo. 25
Record8–4 (6–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Hunt (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorPat Foley (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRyan Knowles (4th season)
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Colgate $^   6 0     8 4  
No. 13 Lehigh   5 1     10 1  
Georgetown   2 4     5 6  
Lafayette   2 4     5 6  
Holy Cross   2 4     2 9  
Bucknell   1 5     3 8  
Fordham   0 0     6 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Dick Biddle and played their home games at Andy Kerr Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 8–4, 6–0 in Patriot League play to be crowned Patriot League champions. They earned the League's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Wagner.