2016 Colgate Raiders football team

The 2016 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 5–5, 4–2 in Patriot League play to finish in third place.

2016 Colgate Raiders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–5 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Dan Hunt (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Young (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Shaffner (4th season)
Home stadium	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium

2016 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Lehigh $^		6	–	0					9	–	3
Fordham		5	–	1					8	–	3
Colgate		4	–	2					5	–	5
Bucknell		3	–	3					4	–	7
Holy Cross		2	–	4					4	–	7
Lafayette		1	–	5					2	–	9
Georgetown		0	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	at Syracuse*	No. 21	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	ACCN+	L 7–33	31,336
September 17	1:30 pm	at Yale*	No. 23	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	OWSPN	W 55–13	8,493
September 24	3:30 pm	at No. 7 Richmond*	No. 23	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN MA+	L 31–38	8,700
October 1	1:00 pm	Cornell*		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY (Rivalry)	TWCSC	L 38–39	8,010
October 8	12:30 pm	at Lehigh		Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	PLN	L 31–45	9,255
October 15	1:00 pm	at Bucknell		Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	PLN	W 27–7	2,793
October 29	1:00 pm	Holy Cross		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	PLN	W 26–8	7,226
November 5	1:00 pm	at Fordham		Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLN	L 20–24	4,285
November 12	1:00 pm	Lafayette		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	PLN	W 38–17	4,859
November 19	1:00 pm	Georgetown		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	PLN	W 38–10	4,223
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

At Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Raiders	7	0	0	0	7
Orange	7	13	6	7	33

See also: 2016 Syracuse Orange football team and Colgate–Syracuse football rivalry

At Yale

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Raiders	21	14	10	10	55
Bulldogs	7	6	0	0	13

See also: 2016 Yale Bulldogs football team

At Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Raiders	14	3	0	14	31
#7 Spiders	10	7	14	7	38

See also: 2016 Richmond Spiders football team

Cornell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	0	12	21	6	39
Raiders	21	10	7	0	38

See also: 2016 Cornell Big Red football team

At Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	14	3	7	7	31
Mountain Hawks	7	7	24	7	45

See also: 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

At Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	10	0	14	27
Bison	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2016 Bucknell Bison football team

Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	0	8	8
Raiders	7	3	0	16	26

See also: 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

At Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	7	6	0	20
Rams	3	7	7	7	24

See also: 2016 Fordham Rams football team

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	7	10	0	17
Raiders	10	14	7	7	38

See also: 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	3	0	7	10
Raiders	7	14	10	7	38

See also: 2016 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	21	21	23	23	RV	RV	—	RV
Coaches	16	20	23	21	25	—	—	—