1997 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1997 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate won the Patriot League championship.

1997 Colgate Red Raiders football
Patriot League champion
ConferencePatriot League
Record7–5 (6–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tim Girard
  • Blair Hicks
  • Dan Rivera
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
1997 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Colgate $^  6 –0   7 –5  
No. 24 Bucknell  5 –1   10 –1  
Fordham  4 –2   5 –6  
Holy Cross  2 –4   4 –7  
Lehigh  2 –4   4 –7  
Lafayette  2 –4   3 –8  
Towson  0 –6   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In its second season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 7–5 record. Tim Girard, Blair Hicks and Dan Rivera were the team captains.[1]

The Red Raiders outscored opponents 414 to 300. Colgate was undefeated in league play to win its first conference championship. Because of the addition of Towson University to the league schedule, Colgate became the first Patriot League member to win six conference games in a year.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 at Richmond*
L 7–23 5,000 [3]
September 20 Fordham
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 27–14 7,000 [4]
September 27 at Cornell*
W 44–38 OT 11,700 [5]
October 4 Lehigh
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 61–28 6,000 [6]
October 11 at Lafayette
W 44–6 3,098 [7]
October 18 Princeton*
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
L 28–31 [1]
October 25 at Army*
L 27–35 39,351 [8]
November 1 at Holy Cross
W 42–7 2,826 [9]
November 8 Towson
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 34–3 2,000 [10]
November 15 at Navy*
L 24–52 21,038 [11]
November 22 No. 24 Bucknell
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 48–14 6,000 [12]
November 29 at Villanova*
L 28–49 8,875 [13]

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. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. "Spiders Start Fast, Climb Over Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 7, 1997. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Colgate Thwarts Fordham 27-14". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. September 21, 1997. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. McShea, Keith (September 29, 1997). "A Wild One on Homecoming: Colgate Flies Past Cornell in Overtime Shootout, 44-38". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Colgate Rolls with 678 Yards in Romp". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 5, 1997. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Meixell, Ted (October 12, 1997). "Colgate's 41-Point First Half Buries Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Gross, Andrew (October 26, 1997). "Cadets Get Mission Accomplished". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Colgate Ends Skid vs. Crusaders in Style". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 2, 1997. pp. 4F, 6F – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Hickling, Dan (November 26, 1997). "Colgate Rolls Past Towson in the Rain, 34-3". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Goldstein, Alan (November 16, 1997). "Navy's Offense Pours It on Colgate, 52-24". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Baker, Wayne (November 23, 1997). "BU Less Than Perfect: Colgate Brushes Back Bison's Bid for Unbeaten Year". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Juliano, Joe (November 30, 1997). "Villanova's Strong Finish Eliminates Colgate, 49-28". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
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