1982 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1981 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate ranked No. 9 nationally and qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinal round.

1982 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
1982 record8–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Mark Owens
  • Dave Wolf
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
1982 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Delaware ^ 0 –0 –0  12 –2 –0
No. 4 Tennessee State ^ 0 –0 –0  10 –1 –1
No. 13 Holy Cross 0 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
James Madison 0 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 9 Colgate ^ 0 –0 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 20 Lafayette 0 –0 –0  7 –3 –0
Nicholls State 0 –0 –0  7 –4 –0
No. 18 Northwestern State 0 –0 –0  6 –5 –0
Western Kentucky 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –0
SE Louisiana   –    4 –7 –0
Bucknell 0 –0 –0  4 –6 –0
Lehigh 0 –0 –0  4 –6 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 –0 –0  4 –7 –0
Northeastern 0 –0 –0  3 –6 –0
William & Mary 0 –0 –0  3 –8 –0
Richmond 0 –0 –0  0 –10 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

In its seventh season under head coach Frederick Dunlap, the team compiled a 8–4 record (7–3 regular season). Dave Wolf and Mark Owens were the team captains.[1]

This was Colgate's first year in Division I-AA, after having competed in the top-level Division I-A and its predecessors since 1890.

A five-game winning streak to open the campaign put the Red Raiders in the weekly national rankings in their first year in Division I-AA, rising as high as No. 2. A three-game losing streak then bounced them out of the rankings, but Colgate finished the year at No. 9 and qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs, where it lost in the quarterfinals.

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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 Connecticut
W 31–17 5,700 [2]
September 18 at Lehigh
W 21–14 10,800 [3]
September 25 at Cornell No. 9
W 21–6 13,013 [4]
October 2 at Dartmouth No. 7
W 38–21 3,400 [5]
October 9 No. 4 Holy Cross No. 6
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 21–17 10,000 [6]
October 23 at Rutgers No. 2
L 17–34 19,423 [7]
October 30 at Syracuse No. 8
L 15–49 36,076 [8]
November 6 at Penn No. 12
L 13–21 12,212 [9]
November 13 Temple
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 24–17 4,000 [10]
November 20 at Boston University No. 16
W 22–21 1,887 [11]
November 26 Boston University No. 9
W 21–7 2,500 [12]
December 4 at No. 3 Delaware No. 9
L 13–20 11,448 [13]

References
  1. "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13-14 and 25. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. Fox, John W. (September 12, 1982). "Colgate Throws Vast Arsenal at UConn". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Colgate's FB Rams Lehigh". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. September 19, 1982. pp. 3D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Fox, John W. (September 26, 1982). "Soph QB Leads Colgate". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 4C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Reinert, Bob (October 3, 1982). "Colgate Swamps Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Cadigan, Barry (October 10, 1982). "Colgate Steals One from HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Rutgers Win Snaps Streak for Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 24, 1982. pp. 9-E, 14-E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Davis, Ken (October 31, 1982). "SU Tailback Triggers Rout". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 7C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Newman, Chuck (November 7, 1982). "Quakers Steal a 21-13 Victory from Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 9-E, 14-E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Pitoniak, Scott (November 14, 1982). "Temple Surprised by Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Colgate Sneaks by BU by Spurning 1 for 2". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 21, 1982. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Singelais, Neil (November 28, 1982). "Colgate Tops Fumbling BU in 1-AA Playoffs". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Simmons, Bill (December 5, 1982). "Delaware Derails Colgate to Earn Berth in Semifinal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 6-E – via Newspapers.com.
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