2017 Colgate Raiders football team

The 2017 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dan Hunt and played their home games at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 7–4, 5–1 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for the Patriot League championship with Lehigh. Due to their head-to-head loss over Lehigh, they did not receive a bid to the FCS Playoffs.

2017 Colgate Raiders football
Patriot League co-champion
Conference	Patriot League
Record	7–4 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Dan Hunt (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Young (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Shaffner (5th season)
Home stadium	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium

2017 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Colgate +		5	–	1					7	–	4
Lehigh +^		5	–	1					5	–	7
Holy Cross		3	–	3					4	–	7
Fordham		3	–	3					4	–	7
Lafayette		3	–	3					3	–	8
Bucknell		2	–	4					5	–	6
Georgetown		0	–	6					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	7:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Cal Poly*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPNU	W 20–14	8,428
September 9	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 Richmond*	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	STADIUM	L 17–20	6,994
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 10–33	11,546
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Furman*	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	STADIUM	L 14–45	4,119
September 30	1:30 p.m.	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	ILN	W 21–7	3,325
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	STADIUM	L 38–41	2,986
October 14	Noon	Fordham	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	STADIUM	W 38–12	2,622
October 21	Noon	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	STADIUM	W 45–7	6,784
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	STADIUM	W 40–3	6,763
November 11	12:30 p.m.	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	STADIUM	W 27–0	5,612
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Georgetown	Cooper Field Washington, DC	STADIUM	W 35–10	2,211
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	10	7	3	0	20
No. 23 Mustangs	0	0	0	14	14

See also: 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Spiders	0	7	0	13	20
Raiders	0	7	7	3	17

See also: 2017 Richmond Spiders football team

At Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	0	7	0	10
Bulls	20	10	0	3	33

See also: 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	21	17	7	0	45
Raiders	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2017 Furman Paladins football team

At Cornell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	14	0	7	21
Big Red	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2017 Cornell Big Red football team

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	14	7	7	13	41
Raiders	7	21	0	10	38

See also: 2017 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	6	6	12
Raiders	14	3	7	14	38

See also: 2017 Fordham Rams football team

At Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	10	21	7	45
Crusaders	7	0	0	0	7

See also: 2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	3	0	0	0	3
Raiders	6	27	0	7	40

See also: 2017 Bucknell Bison football team

At Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	14	13	0	27
Leopards	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2017 Lafayette Leopards football team

At Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	14	14	0	35
Hoyas	10	0	0	0	10

See also: 2017 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	25	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—