1993 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1993 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate finished second-to-last in the Patriot League.

1993 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–7–1 (1–3–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tony Barrett
  • Mark Plaske
  • Bill Sparacio
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
1993 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lehigh $ 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
Lafayette 3 –1 –15 –4 –2
Bucknell 3 –2 –04 –7 –0
Holy Cross 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Colgate 1 –3 –13 –7 –1
Fordham 1 –4 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In its first season under head coach Ed Sweeney, the team compiled a 3–7–1 record. Tony Barrett, Mark Plaske and Bill Sparacio were the team captains.[1]

The Red Raiders were outscored 284 to 149. Colgate's 1–3–1 conference record placed fifth in the six-team Patriot League standings.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4 at Rutgers*
L 6–68 19,194 [3]
September 11 at Army*
L 0–30 26,398 [4]
September 25 at Cornell*
W 22–6 10,000 [5]
October 2 Columbia*
W 27–24 [1]
October 9 Penn*
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
L 12–30 3,000 [6]
October 16 at Navy*
L 3–31 21,780 [7]
October 23 Lehigh
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
L 32–36 4,000 [8]
October 30 at Lafayette
T 7–7 3,877 [9]
November 6 at Fordham
L 13–17 3,122 [10]
November 13 at Holy Cross
L 14–27 3,771 [11]
November 20 Bucknell
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 13–8 1,200 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 26. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. "Knights Shine in Rout of Colgate". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. September 5, 1993. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Ferro, John (September 12, 1993). "Army's Opening Salvo Has King-Sized Effort". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 1G, 6G – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Read, Dennis (September 28, 1993). "Miscues Drop CU to an 0-2 Record". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Beaumont, Taney (October 10, 1993). "Quakers Handle Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Goldstein, Alan (October 17, 1993). "Navy Sputters but Still Rolls to 31-3 Win; Rout of Colgate on Despite Turnovers". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 14C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Colgate Can't Hold Lead in Loss to Lehigh". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 24, 1993. pp. 5D, 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Meixell, Ted (October 31, 1993). "Lafayette Ties Colgate; Marsh Sets Rushing Mark". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries: East". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. October 31, 1993. p. 12C.
  10. "Late 77-Yard Drive Carries Fordham Past Red Raiders". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. November 7, 1993. pp. 4D, 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Holy Cross Beats Colgate, 27-14". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. Associated Press. November 14, 1993. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries: East". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. November 14, 1993. p. 10G.
  12. "Bison Fail on Late Scoring Chances, Fall to Colgate". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. November 21, 1993. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries: East". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. November 21, 1993. p. 11H.
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