2004 Colgate Raiders football team

American college football season

2004 Colgate Raiders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	7–4 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Dick Biddle (9th season)
Captains	Chris Brown Luke Graham Antrell Tyson
Home stadium	Andy Kerr Stadium
Seasons← 2003 2005 →

2004 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Lehigh +^	5	–	1	9	–	3
No. 19 Lafayette +^	5	–	1	8	–	4
Bucknell	4	–	2	7	–	4
Colgate	4	–	2	7	–	4
Fordham	2	–	4	5	–	6
Holy Cross	1	–	5	3	–	8
Georgetown	0	–	6	3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Colgate Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A year after advancing to the national championship, Colgate tied for third in the Patriot League.

In its ninth season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 7–4 record. Chris Brown, Luke Graham and Antrell Tyson were the team captains.

The Raiders outscored opponents 261 to 225. Their 4–2 conference record tied for third in the seven-team Patriot League standings.

Following their deep playoff run in 2003, the Raiders were ranked No. 5 in the preseason national Division I-AA poll. Losses quickly dropped Colgate to the bottom half of the top 25, and a league loss to unranked Bucknell in the second-to-last weekend of the season booted the Raiders from the rankings altogether. Colgate finished the year unranked.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at No. 14 UMass*	No. 4	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 20–30	16,405
September 18	Dartmouth*	No. 12	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 17–15	5,439
September 25	Georgetown	No. 10	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 33–0
October 2	at Yale*	No. 11	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 28–31	17,089
October 9	Princeton*	No. 20	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 29–26	7,893
October 16	at Cornell*	No. 20	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 10–6	12,168
October 23	Holy Cross	No. 18	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 41–7	9,228
October 30	at No. 12 Lehigh	No. 18	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 14–21	13,929
November 6	Lafayette	No. 24	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 22–19
November 13	at Bucknell	No. 22	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 7–42	3,502
November 20	at Fordham		Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 40–28	2,760
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 27. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
"Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
Chamberlain, Tony (September 12, 2004). "Colgate Given the Brushoff". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
"Branch's Late TD Scamper Lifts Colgate over Dartmouth". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 19, 2004. p. 2F. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 19, 2004. p. C21.
Hine, Tommy (October 3, 2004). "Thrilling 5-Minute Ride". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
"Grab & Run: Chrystie's Big Play Helps Colgate Rally to Topple Princeton". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 10, 2004. p. 4C. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 10, 2004. p. C14.
Feaver, Christopher (October 18, 2004). "Colgate Holds Off Cornell". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
Muder, Craig (October 24, 2004). "Colgate Brushes Aside Turnover-Plagued HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C22. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Groller, Keith (October 31, 2004). "Lehigh Overruns Colgate". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Housenick, Tom (November 14, 2004). "Bison Put It All Together". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C7. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
"Run of 30 Straight Points Lifts Colgate by Fordham". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 21, 2004. p. 3D. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 21, 2004. p. 14C.

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