1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team

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.

1999 Colgate Red Raiders football
Patriot League co-champion
ConferencePatriot League
Record10–2 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tom McCarroll
  • Ryan Vena
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
1999 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Lehigh +^  5 –1   10 –2  
No. 18 Colgate +^  5 –1   10 –2  
Towson  4 –2   7 –4  
Bucknell  3 –3   7 –4  
Lafayette  2 –4   4 –7  
Holy Cross  2 –4   3 –8  
Fordham  0 –6   0 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.[1]

The Red Raiders outscored opponents 430 to 253. Colgate's 5–1 record earned a tie for the Patriot League championship.[2]

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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4 Maine*
W 28–21 6,006 [3]
September 11 Bucknell No. 24
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
L 16–21 5,010 [4]
September 18 at Fordham
W 49–24 5,177 [5]
September 25 at Dartmouth*
W 35–3 7,525 [6]
October 2 at Harvard*
W 24–21 7,468 [7]
October 9 at Lafayette
W 56–14 2,931 [8]
October 16 Cornell*
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY (rivalry)
W 55–16 8,155 [9]
October 23 at Saint Mary's*
W 43–13 1,526 [10]
November 6 No. 9 Lehigh
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 28–24 6,228 [11]
November 13 Towson No. 22
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 38–14 4,224 [12]
November 20 at Holy Cross No. 19
W 45–26 5,341 [13]
November 29 at No. 3 Illinois State* No. 18
L 13–56 7,133 [14]

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. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. Kekis, John (September 5, 1999). "Colgate Races by Maine on Second Disputed TD". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Colgate Comes Up Just Short on Onside Kick, and Scoreboard". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 12, 1999. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Colgate Flogs Fordham". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. September 19, 1999. pp. 11C, 10C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vena's Quick TD Touch Helps Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. September 26, 1999. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Pave, Marvin (October 3, 1999). "Crimson Left Feeling Blue; Kutschke FG Gives Red Raiders the Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Meixell, Ted (October 10, 1999). "Colgate Pastes Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Kekis, John (October 17, 1999). "Rejuvenated Back's 3 TDs Lead Colgate by Cornell". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Vena's West Coast Touch Leads 'Gate by St. Mary's". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 24, 1999. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Blockus, Gary R. (November 7, 1999). "Colgate Grounds Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Ewell, Christian (November 15, 1999). "Colgate Brushes Off Towson's Bid for Playoffs, 38-14". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 8E – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Playoff-Bound Colgate Stops Holy Cross". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. 7F – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Reinhardt, Randy (November 28, 1999). "Redbirds Pound Colgate to Earn First Playoff Win, Advance to Quarterfinals". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Ill. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.
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