2019 Colgate Raiders football team

2019 Colgate Raiders football
2019 Colgate Raiders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–8 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Dan Hunt (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Open
Defensive coordinator	Paul Shaffner (7th season)
Home stadium	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
Uniform

2019 Patriot League football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Holy Cross $^	5	–	1	7	–	5
Lafayette	4	–	2	4	–	8
Bucknell	3	–	3	3	–	8
Lehigh	3	–	3	4	–	7
	3	–	3	4	–	8
Fordham	2	–	4	4	–	8
Georgetown	1	–	5	5	–	6

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2019 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-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.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Award	Player	Position	Year
Walter Payton Award^[1]	Grant Breneman	QB	JR
Buck Buchanan Award^[2]	Abu Daramy–Swaray	CB	SR
Buck Buchanan Award^[2]	Nick Wheeler	DE	SR

Preseason coaches' poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Raiders were picked to finish in first place, receiving 12 of 14 first-place votes.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Colgate	72 (12)
2	Holy Cross	58 (2)
3	Georgetown	51
4	Fordham	39
5	Lehigh	38
6	Lafayette	21
7	Bucknell	15

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Raiders led the conference in selections, having ten players picked to the preseason All-Patriot League team. Additionally, Quarterback Grant Breneman was selected as the 2019 Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman Nick Wheeler was selected as the 2019 Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.^[3]

Offense

Grant Breneman – QB

Alex Mathews – RB

Nick Diaco – TE

Jack Badovinac – OL

Jovaun Woolford – OL

Defense

Nick Wheeler – DL

Nick Ioanilli – LB

Abu Daramy–Swaray – DB

Special teams

Chris Puzzi – PK

Abu Daramy–Swaray – RS

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	12:00 p.m.	Villanova*	No. 13	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	CBSSN	L 14–34	4,519
August 31	3:30 p.m.	at Air Force*	No. 13	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN3	L 7–48	33,101
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at William & Mary*		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	L 10–38	6,777
September 21	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 Maine*		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	L 21–35	5,606
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Dartmouth*		Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ESPN+	L 3–38	6,122
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	L 14–21	3,838
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	L 14–32	2,386
October 19	1:30 p.m.	at Cornell*		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 21–20	2,970
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Stadium	L 10–31	10,926
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Georgetown		Cooper Field Washington, DC	Stadium	W 24–14	1,914
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Fordham		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	W 24–13	1,406
November 16	12:30 p.m.	at Lafayette		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium	W 16–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	27	0	7	34
No. 13 Raiders	0	0	7	7	14

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	NOVA	COLG
2	14:20	6	62	1:51	NOVA	Jalen Jackson 18-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick good	7	0
2	13:16				NOVA	Interception returned 27 yards for touchdown by Jaquan Amos, Drew Kresge kick good	14	0
2	2:07	8	91	4:26	NOVA	Changa Hodge 45-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick missed	20	0
2	0:12	6	61	0:43	NOVA	Andrew Perez 15-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick good	27	0
3	6:27	12	68	5:41	COLG	Nick Draught 10-yard touchdown reception from Grant Breneman, Chris Puzzi kick good	27	7
4	13:26	8	77	3:05	COLG	Grant Breneman 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Puzzi kick good	27	14
4	8:41	10	78	4:40	NOVA	Daniel Smith 9-yard touchdown run, Drew Kresge kick good	34	14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							34	14

At Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Raiders	0	0	7	0	7
Falcons	7	28	13	0	48

At William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	7	3	0	10
Tribe	17	0	7	14	38

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Black Bears	7	14	14	0	35
Raiders	0	7	7	7	21

At Dartmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	3	0	3
Big Green	14	10	7	7	38

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	14	0	7	21
Raiders	7	7	0	0	14

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	14	6	6	6	32
Raiders	7	0	7	0	14

At Cornell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	14	7	0	21
Big Red	3	7	7	3	20

At Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	0	7	10
Crusaders	7	14	10	0	31

At Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	7	10	7	24
Hoyas	0	7	0	7	14

Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	7	3	0	13
Raiders	7	7	7	3	24

At Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	6	0	7	3	16
Leopards	0	0	0	0	0

Rankings

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	13	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	14	24	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "25 named to Walter Payton Award watch list". STATS FCS. July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
^ "Watch list named for 25th Buck Buchanan Award". STATS FCS. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
^ "2019 Colgate Raiders Football Schedule". GoColgateRaiders.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

[1] "25 named to Walter Payton Award watch list". STATS FCS. July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

[2] "Watch list named for 25th Buck Buchanan Award". STATS FCS. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

[2019_PL_Coaches_Poll_and_Team-3] "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

[4] "2019 Colgate Raiders Football Schedule". GoColgateRaiders.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

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