1983 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1983 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate ranked No. 7 nationally and qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs for the second year in a row, but lost in the first round.

1983 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Gil Terenzi
  • Rich White
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^   –  9 –1 –1
No. 17 Tennessee State   –  8 –2 –1
No. 7 Colgate ^   –  8 –3 –0
Lehigh   –  8 –3 –0
Lafayette   –  6 –4 –0
Northeastern   –  6 –4 –1
Southeastern Louisiana   –  6 –5 –0
William & Mary   –  6 –5 –0
Nicholls State   –  5 –6 –0
Bucknell   –  4 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  4 –6 –1
Delaware   –  4 –7 –0
Northwestern State   –  4 –7 –0
James Madison   –  3 –8 –0
Richmond   –  3 –8 –0
Western Kentucky   –  2 –8 –1
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

In its eighth season under head coach Frederick Dunlap, the team compiled an 8–4 record (8–3 regular season). Gil Terenzi and Rich White were the team captains.[1]

A four-game winning streak to open the campaign rocketed the Red Raiders to nearly the top of the weekly national rankings, reaching as high as No. 2. They remained in the top 20 for all but one week of the year.

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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 at Army
W 15–13 33,285 [2]
September 17 Lehigh
W 47–28 6,000 [3]
September 24 at Cornell No. 4
W 60–7 15,100 [4]
October 1 No. 19 Boston University No. 3
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 34–17 8,000 [5]
October 8 at No. 6 Holy Cross No. 2
L 18–21 21,551 [6]
October 15 at Rutgers No. 7
L 26–29 21,778 [7]
October 22 at Wyoming No. 13
L 29–49 14,989 [8]
October 29 at Lafayette
W 21–7 10,700 [9]
November 5 at No. 16 Penn No. T–18
W 34–20 6,921 [10]
November 12 Richmond No. 15
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 43–14 4,000 [11]
November 19 at Connecticut No. 12
W 41–33 5,814 [12]
November 26 at No. 9 Western Carolina No. 7
L 23–24 6,500 [13]

References
  1. "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 13–14 and 25. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. McMillan, Ken (September 11, 1983). "Colgate 'Boots' Army, 15-13". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Davis, Ken (September 18, 1983). "Colgate Rally KOs Lehigh". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Van Sickle, Kenny (September 26, 1983). "Colgate Takes CU to Cleaners". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. MacMullan, Jackie (October 2, 1983). "Colgate's Home Cooking Burns BU". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Duffy, Bob (October 9, 1983). "HC Understudy Overrules Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Bruns, John (October 16, 1983). "Rutgers Beats Colgate in Thriller". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Landen, Bill (October 23, 1983). "Cowboys Brush Up on Offense, Smash Colgate". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyo. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Erenberg Sparks Colgate". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. October 30, 1983. pp. 4C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Bruton, Mike (November 6, 1983). "Penn Turnovers Help Colgate Win, 34-20". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 9-G, 13-G – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Erenberg Rumbles for 212 as Colgate Romps". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. November 13, 1983. pp. 6D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Anderson, Woody (November 20, 1983). "Colgate Defeats UConn, Eyes Berth in Playoffs". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D12, D16 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Meacham, Jody (November 26, 1983). "Gilbert's 376 Passing Yards Lift Catamounts Past Colgate". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
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