1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1999
| team = Colgate Red Raiders
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Patriot League
| short_conf = Patriot
| TSNRank = 18
| record = 10–2
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = Dick Biddle
| hc_year = 4th
| captain = Tom McCarroll
| captain2 = Ryan Vena
| stadium = Andy Kerr Stadium
| champion = Patriot League co-champion
| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA First Round
| bowl_result = L 13–56 at Illinois State
}}
{{1999 Patriot League football standings}}
The 1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate was the Patriot League co-champion, but lost in the first round of the national Division I-AA playoffs.
In its fourth season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 10–2 record. Tom McCarroll and Ryan Vena were the team captains.{{cite web|title=Colgate Athletic History: Football |publisher=Colgate University|access-date=June 15, 2020|pages=13–14 and 26|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2019/8/20/UPDATED_2018_19_Football.pdf |location=Hamilton, N.Y.}}
The Red Raiders outscored opponents 430 to 253. Colgate's 5–1 record earned a tie for the Patriot League championship.{{cite book|url=https://patriotleague.org/documents/2020/7/14/2020_PatriotFB_Record_Book.pdf|title=Patriot League Football Record Book|chapter=Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results|publisher=Patriot League|location=Center Valley, Pa.|date=2020|access-date=August 10, 2020|page=7}}
Unranked in the preseason Division I-AA national poll, the Red Raiders briefly appeared at No. 24 early in the season, then returned to the top 25 in mid-November. Colgate ended the year ranked No. 18 and qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs by winning its conference, even though it was the lower-ranked of the two Patriot League co-champions; Lehigh also qualified, however, with an at-large berth. Both Patriot League playoff teams lost in the first round.
Colgate played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.
Schedule
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| rankyear = 1999
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
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| September 4 | | Maine
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY | W 28 21
| 6,006 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Races by Maine on Second Disputed TD |first=John |last=Kekis |date=September 5, 1999 |pages=6F, 7F |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59689013/1999-colgate-maine/ }}
| September 11 | | Bucknell | 24
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY | L 16 21
| 5,010 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Comes Up Just Short on Onside Kick, and Scoreboard |agency=Associated Press |date=September 12, 1999 |pages=6F, 7F |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59689978/1999-bucknell-colgate/ }}
| September 18 | @ | Fordham |
| Coffey Field | Bronx, NY | W 49 24
| 5,177 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Flogs Fordham |agency=Associated Press |date=September 19, 1999 |pages=11C, 10C |newspaper=The Journal News |location=White Plains, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59690794/1999-colgate-fordham/ }}
| September 25 | @ | Dartmouth
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH | W 35 3
| 7,525 | {{cite news |title=Vena's Quick TD Touch Helps Colgate |date=September 26, 1999 |pages=6F, 7F |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59691788/1999-colgate-dartmouth/ }}
| October 2 | @ | Harvard
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | W 24 21
| 7,468 | {{cite news |title=Crimson Left Feeling Blue; Kutschke FG Gives Red Raiders the Win |first=Marvin |last=Pave |date=October 3, 1999 |page=D20 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59700633/1999-colgate-harvard/ }}
| October 9 | @ | Lafayette |
| Fisher Field | Easton, PA | W 56 14
| 2,931 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Pastes Lafayette |first=Ted |last=Meixell |date=October 10, 1999 |page=C5 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59703374/1999-colgate-lafayette/ }}
| October 16 | | Cornell
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY (rivalry) | W 55 16
| 8,155 | {{cite news |title=Rejuvenated Back's 3 TDs Lead Colgate by Cornell |first=John |last=Kekis |date=October 17, 1999 |pages=6F, 7F |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59705003/1999-colgate-cornell/ }}
| October 23 | @ | {{cfb link|year=1999|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| Saint Mary's Stadium | Moraga, CA | W 43 13
| 1,526 | {{cite news |title=Vena's West Coast Touch Leads 'Gate by St. Mary's |agency=Associated Press |date=October 24, 1999 |pages=6F, 7F |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59714235/1999-colgate-smc/ }}
| November 6 | | #9 Lehigh |
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY | W 28 24
| 6,228 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Grounds Lehigh |first=Gary R. |last=Blockus |date=November 7, 1999 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59732500/1999-colgate-lehigh/ }}
| November 13 | | Towson | 22
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY | W 38 14
| 4,224 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Brushes Off Towson's Bid for Playoffs, 38-14 |first=Christian |last=Ewell |date=November 15, 1999 |page=8E |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |location=Baltimore, Md.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59750573/1999-colgate-towson/ }}
| November 20 | @ | Holy Cross | 19
| Fitton Field | Worcester, MA | W 45 26
| 5,341 | {{cite news |title=Playoff-Bound Colgate Stops Holy Cross |agency=Associated Press |date=November 21, 1999 |page=7F |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59752145/1999-colgate-hc/ }}
| November 29 | @ | #3 Illinois State
| Hancock Stadium | Normal, IL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round) | L 13 56
| 7,133 | {{cite news |title=Redbirds Pound Colgate to Earn First Playoff Win, Advance to Quarterfinals |first=Randy |last=Reinhardt |date=November 28, 1999 |page=F1 |newspaper=The Pantagraph |location=Bloomington, Ill.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59752323/1999-colgate-illinois/ }}
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