1983 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1983 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate ranked No. 7 nationally and qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs for the second year in a row, but lost in the first round.

1983 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–4
Head coach	Frederick Dunlap (8th season)
Captains	Gil Terenzi Rich White
Home stadium	Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^			–					9	–	1	–	1
No. 17 Tennessee State			–					8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Colgate ^			–					8	–	3	–	0
Lehigh			–					8	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	4	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	4	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana			–					6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary			–					6	–	5	–	0
Nicholls State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati			–					4	–	6	–	1
Delaware			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern State			–					4	–	7	–	0
James Madison			–					3	–	8	–	0
Richmond			–					3	–	8	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					2	–	8	–	1
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

In its eighth season under head coach Frederick Dunlap, the team compiled an 8–4 record (8–3 regular season). Gil Terenzi and Rich White were the team captains.^[1]

A four-game winning streak to open the campaign rocketed the Red Raiders to nearly the top of the weekly national rankings, reaching as high as No. 2. They remained in the top 20 for all but one week of the year.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 15–13	33,285	^[2]
September 17	Lehigh		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 47–28	6,000	^[3]
September 24	at Cornell	No. 4	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 60–7	15,100	^[4]
October 1	Boston University	No. 3	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 34–17	8,000	^[5]
October 8	at No. 6 Holy Cross	No. 2	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 18–21	21,551	^[6]
October 15	at Rutgers	No. 7	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 26–29	21,778	^[7]
October 22	at Wyoming	No. 13	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 29–49	14,989	^[8]
October 29	at Lafayette		Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 21–7	10,700	^[9]
November 5	at No. 16 Penn	No. T–18	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 34–20	6,921	^[10]
November 12	Richmond	No. 15	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 43–14	4,000	^[11]
November 19	at Connecticut	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 41–33	5,814	^[12]
November 26	at No. 9 Western Carolina	No. 7	E.J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (Division I-AA playoffs)	L 23–24	6,500	^[13]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 25. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. McMillan, Ken (September 11, 1983). "Colgate 'Boots' Army, 15-13". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
3. Davis, Ken (September 18, 1983). "Colgate Rally KOs Lehigh". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
4. Van Sickle, Kenny (September 26, 1983). "Colgate Takes CU to Cleaners". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
5. MacMullan, Jackie (October 2, 1983). "Colgate's Home Cooking Burns BU". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Duffy, Bob (October 9, 1983). "HC Understudy Overrules Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Bruns, John (October 16, 1983). "Rutgers Beats Colgate in Thriller". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Landen, Bill (October 23, 1983). "Cowboys Brush Up on Offense, Smash Colgate". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyo. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Erenberg Sparks Colgate". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. October 30, 1983. pp. 4C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
10. Bruton, Mike (November 6, 1983). "Penn Turnovers Help Colgate Win, 34-20". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 9-G, 13-G – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Erenberg Rumbles for 212 as Colgate Romps". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. November 13, 1983. pp. 6D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
12. Anderson, Woody (November 20, 1983). "Colgate Defeats UConn, Eyes Berth in Playoffs". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D12, D16 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Meacham, Jody (November 26, 1983). "Gilbert's 376 Passing Yards Lift Catamounts Past Colgate". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.