2019 Colgate Raiders football team

The 2019 Colgate Raiders football team represents Colgate University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by sixth-year head coach Dan Hunt and play their home games at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium. They are a member of the Patriot League.

2019 Colgate Raiders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–8 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Dan Hunt (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Open
Defensive coordinator	Paul Shaffner (7th season)
Home stadium	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
Uniform

2019 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Holy Cross $^		5	–	1					7	–	5
Lafayette		4	–	2					4	–	8
Bucknell		3	–	3					3	–	8
Lehigh		3	–	3					4	–	7
Colgate		3	–	3					4	–	8
Fordham		2	–	4					4	–	8
Georgetown		1	–	5					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Award	Player	Position	Year
Walter Payton Award	Grant Breneman	QB	JR
Buck Buchanan Award	Abu Daramy–Swaray	CB	SR
	Nick Wheeler	DE	SR

Preseason coaches' poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Raiders were picked to finish in first place, receiving 12 of 14 first-place votes.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Colgate	72 (12)
2	Holy Cross	58 (2)
3	Georgetown	51
4	Fordham	39
5	Lehigh	38
6	Lafayette	21
7	Bucknell	15

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Raiders led the conference in selections, having ten players picked to the preseason All-Patriot League team. Additionally, Quarterback Grant Breneman was selected as the 2019 Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman Nick Wheeler was selected as the 2019 Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.

Offense

Grant Breneman – QB

Alex Mathews – RB

Nick Diaco – TE

Jack Badovinac – OL

Jovaun Woolford – OL

Defense

Nick Wheeler – DL

Nick Ioanilli – LB

Abu Daramy–Swaray – DB

Special teams

Chris Puzzi – PK

Abu Daramy–Swaray – RS

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	12:00 p.m.	Villanova*	No. 13	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	CBSSN	L 14–34	4,519
August 31	3:30 p.m.	at Air Force*	No. 13	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN3	L 7–48	33,101
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at William & Mary*		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	L 10–38	6,777
September 21	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 Maine*		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	L 21–35	5,606
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Dartmouth*		Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ESPN+	L 3–38	6,122
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	L 14–21	3,838
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	L 14–32	2,386
October 19	1:30 p.m.	at Cornell*		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 21–20	2,970
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Stadium	L 10–31	10,926
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Georgetown		Cooper Field Washington, DC	Stadium	W 24–14	1,914
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Fordham		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	W 24–13	1,406
November 16	12:30 p.m.	at Lafayette		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium	W 16–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	27	0	7	34
No. 13 Raiders	0	0	7	7	14

See also: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NOVA COLG 2 14:20 6 62 1:51 NOVA Jalen Jackson 18-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick good 7 0 2 13:16 NOVA Interception returned 27 yards for touchdown by Jaquan Amos, Drew Kresge kick good 14 0 2 2:07 8 91 4:26 NOVA Changa Hodge 45-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick missed 20 0 2 0:12 6 61 0:43 NOVA Andrew Perez 15-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick good 27 0 3 6:27 12 68 5:41 COLG Nick Draught 10-yard touchdown reception from Grant Breneman, Chris Puzzi kick good 27 7 4 13:26 8 77 3:05 COLG Grant Breneman 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Puzzi kick good 27 14 4 8:41 10 78 4:40 NOVA Daniel Smith 9-yard touchdown run, Drew Kresge kick good 34 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 14

At Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Raiders	0	0	7	0	7
Falcons	7	28	13	0	48

See also: 2019 Air Force Falcons football team

At William & Mary

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

See also: 2019 William & Mary Tribe football team

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Black Bears	7	14	14	0	35
Raiders	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2019 Maine Black Bears football team

At Dartmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	3	0	3
Big Green	14	10	7	7	38

See also: 2019 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	14	0	7	21
Raiders	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	14	6	6	6	32
Raiders	7	0	7	0	14

See also: 2019 Bucknell Bison football team

At Cornell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	14	7	0	21
Big Red	3	7	7	3	20

See also: 2019 Cornell Big Red football team and Colgate–Cornell football rivalry

At Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	0	7	10
Crusaders	7	14	10	0	31

See also: 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

At Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	7	10	7	24
Hoyas	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	7	3	0	13
Raiders	7	7	7	3	24

See also: 2019 Fordham Rams football team

At Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	6	0	7	3	16
Leopards	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team

Rankings

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	13	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	14	24	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—