2012 Colgate Raiders football team

2012 Colgate Raiders football

Patriot League champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 21–30 vs. Wagner
Conference	Patriot League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 24
FCS Coaches	No. 25
2012 record	8–4 (6–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Dick Biddle (17th year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Pat Foley
Co-defensive coordinator	Ryan Knowles
Home stadium	Andy Kerr Stadium (Capacity: 10,221)

2012 Patriot League football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#24 Colgate $^		6	–	0		8	–	4
#13 Lehigh		5	–	1		10	–	1
Georgetown		2	–	4		5	–	6
Lafayette		2	–	4		5	–	6
Holy Cross		2	–	4		2	–	9
Bucknell		1	–	5		3	–	8
Fordham		0	–	0		6	–	5

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Fordham ineligible for conference title because they offer football scholarships while other Patriot League members do not; Fordham's official conference record will be 0-0 and won't occupy a spot in the conference standings Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Dick Biddle and played their home games at Andy Kerr Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 8–4, 6–0 in Patriot League play to be crowned Patriot League champions. They earned the League's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Wagner.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	at Albany*		University Field • Albany, NY		L 23–40	6,194
September 8	3:00 PM	at South Dakota*		DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD		L 21–31	8,936
September 15	1:00 PM	Sacred Heart*		Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY		W 35–14	5,438
September 22	6:00 PM	at No. 20 Stony Brook*		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY		L 31–32	10,278
September 29	12:00 PM	at Yale*		Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT		W 47–24	5,860
October 13	1:00 PM	Holy Cross		Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY		W 51–35	5,600
October 20	1:00 PM	Georgetown		Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY		W 57–36	1,832
October 27	1:00 PM	at Bucknell		Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA		W 47–33	4,132
November 3	1:00 PM	Lafayette		Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY		W 65–41	1,945
November 10	12:30 PM	at No. 8 Lehigh		Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA	CBSSN	W 35–24	8,036
November 17	1:00 PM	at Fordham		Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY		W 41–39	4,056
November 24	12:00 PM	at Wagner*	No. 24	Wagner College Stadium • Staten Island, NY (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 20–31	3,032
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

References

Colgate Raiders football

Venues	Andy Kerr Stadium (1966–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Syracuse

Culture & lore	1923 Niagara game

People	Notable players

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2012 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Bethune-Cookman Cal Poly Central Arkansas Coastal Carolina Colgate Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Georgia Southern Illinois State Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota State Old Dominion Sam Houston State South Dakota State Stony Brook Villanova Wagner Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State

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