2002 Colgate Raiders football team

The 2002 Colgate Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate tied for the Patriot League championship but did not qualify for the national playoffs.

2002 Colgate Raiders football
Patriot League co-champion
Conference	Patriot League
Record	9–3 (6–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Dick Biddle (7th season)
Captains	Tom McCune Max Wynn
Home stadium	Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Fordham +^		6	–	1					10	–	3
No. 25 Colgate +		6	–	1					9	–	3
Lafayette		5	–	2					7	–	5
Lehigh		4	–	3					8	–	4
Towson		3	–	4					6	–	5
Georgetown		2	–	5					5	–	6
Holy Cross		2	–	5					4	–	8
Bucknell		0	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In its seventh season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 9–3 record. Tom McCune and Max Wynn were the team captains.^[1]

The Raiders outscored opponents 301 to 203. Their 6–1 conference record tied atop the eight-team Patriot League standings. Co-champion Fordham, which had dealt Colgate its only loss in conference play, was selected to receive the Patriot League's automatic berth in the national Division I-AA playoffs.^[2] Unlike 1999, the last time the Patriot League had a tie for first place, in 2002 Colgate did not receive an at-large invitation to the playoffs.

From preseason to the last week of play, Colgate did not appear in the national Division I-AA top 25 rankings. After winning the co-championship, Colgate entered the rankings at No. 25 in the final poll of the year.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	No. 15 Villanova*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 0–20	6,532	^[3]
September 14	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 31–40	7,142	^[4]
September 21	Dartmouth*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 30–26	7,368	^[5]
September 28	Columbia*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 38–6	5,891	^[6]
October 5	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 13–10 ^OT	9,202	^[7]
October 12	at Princeton*	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 10–14	11,485	^[8]
October 19	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 42–13	5,642	^[9]
October 26	at Towson	Towson University Stadium Towson, MD	W 9–7	2,133	^[10]
November 2	Lafayette	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 31–24		^[1]
November 9	at No. 16 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 28–14	15,023	^[11]
November 16	Georgetown	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 44–22	3,144	^[12]
November 23	Holy Cross	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 25–20	1,562	^[13]
*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. "Villanova 20, Colgate 0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. September 8, 2002. p. 11D – via Newspapers.com.
4. Brennan, Sean (September 15, 2002). "Key Win Turns Fordham into Contender". Daily News. New York, N.Y. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries, Scores". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 15, 2002. p. 10C.
5. "Colgate Tops Dartmouth on Late TD". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 22, 2002. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 22, 2002. p. C17.
6. "Colgate Beats Ivy League Foe Again". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 29, 2002. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 29, 2002. p. C17.
7. Housenick, Tom (October 6, 2002). "Bison Horrified by Ending Fit for Silver Screen". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tigers Rally to Win Third Straight Game". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 13, 2002. pp. H4, H6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Feaver, Christopher (October 20, 2002). "Raiders Roll Over Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
10. Baker, Kent (October 27, 2002). "Towson 's Pain Runs Deep in 9-7 Defeat". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
11. Groller, Keith (November 10, 2002). "Lehigh Runs Out of Comebacks". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "LaMonica Carries Raiders to Victory". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. November 17, 2002. p. D18 – via ProQuest.
13. "Colgate's Win Saved by Pickoff". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 24, 2002. p. 7B – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scoreboard: East". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. November 24, 2002. p. 6-B.