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2018 Colgate Raiders football team

The 2018 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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 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 where, after a first round bye, they defeated James Madison in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to North Dakota State. 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.[1]

2018 Colgate Raiders football
Patriot League champion
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
STATSNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record10–2 (6–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Young (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Shaffner (6th season)
Home stadiumCrown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Colgate $^   6 – 0     10 – 2  
Holy Cross   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Georgetown   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Lehigh   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Lafayette   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Fordham   2 – 4     2 – 9  
Bucknell   1 – 5     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Award Player Position Year
Buck Buchanan Award[2] Nick Wheeler DE JR

Preseason coaches poll

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The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Raiders predicted to finish as Patriot League champions.[3]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Colgate 71 (11)
2 Lehigh 63 (3)
3 Fordham 45
4 Holy Cross 40
T–5 Bucknell 31
T–5 Lafayette 31
7 Georgetown 13

Preseason All-Patriot League team

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The Raiders placed ten players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11:00 p.m.Holy Cross
StadiumW 24–175,304
September 83:30 p.m.at No. 20 New Hampshire*
NBCS BOSW 10–311,433
September 151:00 p.m.at Furman*
ESPN3Cancelled[a]
September 221:00 p.m.Lafayette 
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
StadiumW 45–07,753
September 296:00 p.m.at William & Mary*No. 24
Cox YurviewW 23–09,191
October 612:00 p.m.at BucknellNo. 21
StadiumW 27–32,007
October 1312:00 p.m.Cornell*No. 20
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY (rivalry)
StadiumW 31–03,112
October 271:00 p.m.GeorgetownNo. 16
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
StadiumW 38–01,827
November 31:00 p.m.at FordhamNo. 12
StadiumW 41–02,591
November 1012:30 p.m.at LehighNo. 10
StadiumW 48–66,633
November 1712:00 p.m.at Army*No. 8
CBSSNL 14–2826,086
December 11:00 p.m.No. 6 James Madison*No. 9
ESPN3W 23–206,418
December 812:00 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State*No. 9
ESPNL 0–3516,404
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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  1. ^ This game was cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

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Holy Cross

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 0 3 14 17
Raiders 14 10 0 0 24
See also: 2018 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

At New Hampshire

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1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 0 10 0 0 10
No. 20 Wildcats 0 3 0 0 3
See also: 2018 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Lafayette

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 0 0 0 0
Raiders 15 21 9 0 45
See also: 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team

At William & Mary

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Raiders 10 6 7 0 23
Tribe 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2018 William & Mary Tribe football team

At Bucknell

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Raiders 0 17 3 7 27
Bison 0 0 3 0 3
See also: 2018 Bucknell Bison football team

Cornell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 0 0 0 0 0
No. 20 Raiders 7 3 14 7 31
See also: 2018 Cornell Big Red football team and Colgate–Cornell football rivalry

Georgetown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 0 0 0 0
No. 16 Raiders 0 24 0 14 38
See also: 2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team

At Fordham

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Raiders 14 17 0 10 41
Rams 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2018 Fordham Rams football team

At Lehigh

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Raiders 7 20 21 0 48
Mountain Hawks 0 6 0 0 6
See also: 2018 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

At Army

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Raiders 0 0 7 7 14
Black Knights 7 7 0 14 28
See also: 2018 Army Black Knights football team

FCS Playoffs

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James Madison–Second Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Dukes 7 3 3 7 20
No. 9 Raiders 3 3 14 3 23
See also: 2018 James Madison Dukes football team

At North Dakota State–Quarterfinals

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
No. 1 Bison 7 7 14 7 35
See also: 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRVRV24212017161210898
CoachesRVRV25242320171311118677

References

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  1. ^ "ECAC Announces 2018 Football Teams of the Year and Lambert Awards". ECACsports.com. January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Patriot League - Patriot League Football Preseason Major Awards, Poll and All-League Honors Announced (7.26.18)". patriotleague.org.
  4. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Colgate University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2018.


 

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