2005 Colgate Raiders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2005
| team = Colgate Raiders
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Patriot League
| short_conf = Patriot
| TSNRank = 23
| record = 8–4
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = Dick Biddle
| hc_year = 10th
| captain = Jared Nepa
| captain2 = Mike Saraceno
| stadium = Andy Kerr Stadium
| champion = Patriot League co-champion
}}
{{2005 Patriot League football standings}}
The 2005 Colgate Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate won the Patriot League co-championship but lost in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA national playoffs.
In its 10th season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 8–4 record (8–3 in the regular season). Jared Nepa and Mike Saraceno were the team captains.{{cite web|title=Colgate Athletic History: Football|publisher=Colgate University|access-date=June 15, 2020|pages=13–14 and 27|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2019/8/20/UPDATED_2018_19_Football.pdf|location=Hamilton, N.Y.}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
The Raiders outscored opponents 283 to 245. Colgate's 5–1 conference record tied with Lafayette for first in the Patriot League standings.{{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=10}} Colgate was awarded the Patriot League's automatic berth in the national playoffs, though co-champion Lafayette also participated, as an at-large selection. Both teams lost their first-round games.
Throughout the regular season, Colgate was unranked in the Division I-AA national top 25. Just before the start of the playoffs, the Raiders entered the poll at No. 24. In the year-end rankings, they rose to No. 23.
Colgate played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2005
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| attend = y
| source = y
| September 3 | | {{cfb link|year=2005|team=Central Connecticut Blue Devils|title=Central Connecticut}}
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY | L 22 24
| 4,629 | {{cite news |title=Nice Kick-Start to Central Season |first=Woody |last=Anderson |date=September 4, 2005 |page=E9 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61398256/2005-colgate-central/ }}
| September 10 | | #15 UMass
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY | W 17 14
| 3,417 | {{cite news |title=Minutemen in Giving Mood |first=Craig |last=Muder |date=September 11, 2005 |page=C20 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61400938/2005-colgate-umass/ }}
| September 17 | @ | Dartmouth
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH | L 21 26
| 3,917 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth 26, Colgate 21 |agency=Associated Press |date=September 18, 2005 |page=B8 |newspaper=The Sunday Rutland Herald |location=Rutland, Vt.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61454992/2005-colgate-dartmouth/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Ivy League Summaries |date=September 18, 2005 |page=C19 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.}}
| October 1 | | Cornell
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY (rivalry) | W 34 20
| 6,927 | {{cite news |title=Defense, Special Teams Doom Cornell to Loss at Colgate |first=Christopher |last=Feaver |date=October 3, 2005 |page=5B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61569577/2005-colgate-cornell/ }}
| October 8 | @ | Princeton
| Princeton Stadium | Princeton, NJ | W 16 10
| 4,219 | {{cite news |title=Colgate 16, Princeton 10 |agency=Associated Press |date=October 9, 2005 |page=D18 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61571704/2005-o8-ivies/ }}
| October 15 | | Fordham
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY | W 23 0
| October 22 | @ | Holy Cross
| Fitton Field | Worcester, MA | W 24 17
| 11,236 | {{cite news |title=Scott Bulldozes HC; Freshman Shines as Colgate Dominates |first=Bill |last=Ballou |date=October 23, 2005 |page=D1 |newspaper=Telegram & Gazette |location=Worcester, Mass. |via=NewsBank}} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=New England Summaries |date=October 23, 2005 |page=C20 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.}}
| October 29 | | #16 Lehigh
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY | L 34 50
| November 5 | @ | Lafayette
| Fisher Field | Easton, PA | W 18 15
| November 12 | | Bucknell
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY | W 16 10
| November 19 | @ | Georgetown
| Multi-Sport Field | Washington, DC | W 34 7
| November 26 | @ | #1 New Hampshire
| Cowell Stadium | Durham, NH | L 21 55
| 7,806 | {{cite news |title=Wildcats Are in Top Playoff Form |first=Mark |last=Blaudschun |date=November 27, 2005 |page=D1 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62821324/2005-colgate-unh/ }}
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Colgate Raiders football navbox}}
{{Patriot League football champions}}
Category:Colgate Raiders football seasons