2001 Colgate Raiders football team

The 2001 Colgate Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate finished second in the Patriot League.

2001 Colgate Raiders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	7–3 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Dick Biddle (6th season)
Captains	Ron Hampton Ken Kubec
Home stadium	Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Lehigh $^		7	–	0					11	–	1
Colgate		5	–	1					7	–	3
Fordham		5	–	2					7	–	4
Bucknell		4	–	3					6	–	4
Holy Cross		3	–	4					4	–	6
Towson		2	–	5					3	–	7
Lafayette		1	–	6					2	–	8
Georgetown		0	–	6					3	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In its sixth season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 7–3 record. Ken Kubec and Ron Hampton were the team captains.^[1]

The Raiders outscored opponents 247 to 189. Colgate's 5–1 conference record placed second in the Patriot League standings, edging 5–2 Fordham by a margin of half a game. Colgate was not able to schedule a matchup with the league's newest member, Georgetown University, accounting for the difference in the number of league games played.^[2]

Just before the start of the season, in mid-August, the university trustees announced that Colgate would shorten its athletics nickname to simply "Raiders". Though the longstanding "Red Raiders" name was not originally a reference to Native Americans, such imagery had built up over the years, and the students and faculty who had asked for the change cited increasing sensitivity to racial stereotypes as their reason.^[3]

Like most of the Patriot League, Colgate played just 10 of its 11 scheduled games, after its September 15 matchup, against Ivy League opponent Dartmouth, was canceled following the September 11 attacks.^[4]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at No. 20 Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 14–38	10,971	^[5]
September 8	at Maine*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 10–34	5,311	^[6]
September 15	Dartmouth*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Canceled		^[4]
September 22	Fordham	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 21–9	7,028	^[7]
September 29	Cornell*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY (rivalry)	W 35–32	6,858	^[8]
October 6	at Princeton*	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 35–10	12,304	^[9]
October 20	Towson	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 37–5	3,865	^[10]
October 27	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–16		^[1]
November 3	No. 8 Lehigh	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 22–25	6,222	^[11]
November 10	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 35–7	9,135	^[12]
November 17	Bucknell	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 15–13		^[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 27. Retrieved June 15, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Seba, Jaime A. (August 16, 2001). "Colgate Now Just the Raiders". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Blaudschun, Mark (September 14, 2001). "After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Ryan, Shannon (August 31, 2001). "Westbrook, Cats Romp Over Colgate in Shortened Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Warner, Pete (September 10, 2001). "Bears Rally by Raiders". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Colgate 21, Fordham 9". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. September 23, 2001. pp. 7C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
8. Feaver, Christopher (October 1, 2001). "Red Rally Falls Short at Colgate". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Colgate's Offense Overpowers Princeton". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 7, 2001. p. H16, H19 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Reisinger, Adam S. (October 21, 2001). "Colgate Reduces Towson to Shambles with 37-5 Win". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
11. Groller, Keith (November 4, 2001). "Lehigh Stands Alone After Toppling Colgate". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Crusaders Tumble". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 11, 2001. p. D20 – via Newspapers.com.