2015 Colgate Raiders football team

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2015 Colgate Raiders football
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Patriot League champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal, L 21–48 vs. Sam Houston State
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
STATSNo. 17
FCS CoachesNo. 13
2015 record9–5 (6–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Young (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Shaffner (3rd season)
Home stadiumCrown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
(Capacity: 10,221)
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Colgate $^   6 0     9 5  
No. 19 Fordham ^   5 1     9 3  
Lehigh   4 2     6 5  
Holy Cross   3 3     6 5  
Georgetown   2 4     4 7  
Bucknell   1 5     4 7  
Lafayette   0 6     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dan Hunt and played their home games at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 9–5, 6–0 in conference play to win the Patriot League championship. They received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated the New Hampshire in the first round and James Madison in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston State.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 512:00 pmat Navy*CBSSNL 10–4828,015
September 126:00 pmNo. 12 New Hampshire*L 8-492,988
September 191:00 pmYale*dagger
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
TWCSCL 28–297,343
September 2612:00 pmat Holy Cross
ASNW 31–149,368
October 27:00 pmat Cornell*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (Rivalry)
W 28–219,103
October 101:00 pmat Princeton*
  • Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 20–446,457
October 1712:00 pmat Georgetown
  • Multi-Sport Field
  • Washington, D.C.
W 17–133,136
October 311:00 pmNo. 11 Fordham
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
PLLW 31–297,879
November 71:00 pmat Lafayette
W 28–194,485
November 141:00 pmLehigh
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
TWCSCW 49–423,828
November 211:00 pmBucknell
  • Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
PLLW 14–102,970
November 283:30 pmat New Hampshire*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH (FCS Playoffs First Round)
ESPN3W 27–203,303
December 51:00 pmat No. 8 James Madison*
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)
ESPN3W 44–3815,045
December 1212:00 pmat No. 6 Sam Houston State*
ESPN3L 21–485,074
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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