1994 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1994 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.

1994 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–8 (2–3 Patriot)
Head coach
CaptainMike Boorman
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 5 0 0 5 6 0
Lehigh 3 2 0 5 5 1
Holy Cross 3 2 0 3 8 0
Bucknell 2 3 0 5 6 0
Colgate 2 3 0 3 8 0
Fordham 0 5 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion

In its second season under head coach Ed Sweeney, the team compiled a 3–8 record. Mike Boorman was the team captain.[1]

The Red Raiders were outscored 253 to 174. Their 2–3 conference record tied for fourth (and second-worst) in the six-team Patriot League standings.[2]

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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 No. 10 Boston University* L 7–45 [1]
September 17 Dartmouth*
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 20–16 [1]
September 24 at Princeton* L 3–29 7,143 [3]
October 1 at Brown* L 7–26 3,415 [4]
October 8 at Buffalo* L 10–23 [1]
October 15 at Harvard* L 27–35 8,175 [5]
October 22 Fordham
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 35–6 [1]
October 29 at Lehigh L 22–25 9,027 [6]
November 5 Lafayette
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
L 6–14 2,300 [7]
November 12 at Bucknell W 31–7 [1]
November 19 Holy Cross
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
L 6–27 [1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "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. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Bruns, John (September 25, 1994). "Princeton Wins with Second-Half Surge". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brown 26, Colgate 7". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. October 2, 1994. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Monahan, Bob (October 16, 1994). "Harvard's Kezirian a Keeper". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 30, 1994). "Putting It Quite Bluntly, Lehigh Tops Colgate". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Schwan, Tom (November 6, 1994). "Lafayette Rallies, then Holds Off Colgate 14-6". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Division I-AA Stats". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. November 6, 1994. p. 2D.