The 2019 Colgate Raiders football team represents
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York. The college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theologi ...
in the
2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by sixth-year head coach
Dan Hunt and play their home games at
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium is a 10,221-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hamilton, New York, United States. It is the home of Colgate University's football and men's lacrosse teams.
Colgate opened the stadium in 1939, originally as Colgate A ...
. They are a member of the
Patriot League
The Patriot League is a collegiate athletic conference comprising private institutions of higher education and two United States service academies based in the Northeastern United States. Outside the Ivy League, it is among the most selective gr ...
.
Previous season
The Raiders finished the
2018 season 10–2, 6–0 in Patriot League play to be Patriot League champions. They received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the
FCS Playoffs
The NCAA Division I Football Championship is an annual post-season college football game, played since 2006, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). From 1978 to 2005, the game was k ...
where, after a first round bye, they defeated
James Madison
James Madison Jr. (March 16, 1751June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father. He served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for hi ...
in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to
North Dakota State
North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as t ...
. Following the season, they were awarded the
Lambert Division I FCS Cup by the Eastern College Athletic Conference and the Metropolitan New York Football Writers, signifying the Raiders as the best team in the East in Division I FCS.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released.
Preseason coaches' poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Raiders were picked to finish in first place, receiving 12 of 14 first-place votes.
Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Raiders led the conference in selections, having ten players picked to the preseason All-Patriot League team. Additionally, Quarterback Grant Breneman was selected as the 2019 Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman Nick Wheeler was selected as the 2019 Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
Offense
Grant Breneman – QB
Alex Mathews – RB
Nick Diaco – TE
Jack Badovinac – OL
Jovaun Woolford – OL
Defense
Nick Wheeler – DL
Nick Ioanilli – LB
Abu Daramy–Swaray – DB
Special teams
Chris Puzzi – PK
Abu Daramy–Swaray – RS
Schedule
Game summaries
Villanova
At Air Force
At William & Mary
Maine
At Dartmouth
Lehigh
Bucknell
At Cornell
At Holy Cross
At Georgetown
Fordham
At Lafayette
Rankings
References
Colgate
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