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2004 Colgate

7–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Colgate in 2004, game by game: lost vs. Massachusetts 20–30; won vs. Dartmouth 17–15; won vs. Georgetown 33–0; lost at Yale 28–31; won vs. Princeton 29–26; won at Cornell 10–6; won vs. Holy Cross 41–7; lost at Lehigh 14–21; won vs. Lafayette 22–19; lost at Bucknell 7–42; won vs. Fordham 40–28+34−35Lost 20–30 vs. Massachusetts-10MassachusettsWon 17–15 vs. Dartmouth+2DartmouthWon 33–0 vs. Georgetown+33GeorgetownLost 28–31 at Yale-3YaleWon 29–26 vs. Princeton+3PrincetonWon 10–6 at Cornell+4CornellWon 41–7 vs. Holy Cross+34Holy CrossLost 14–21 at Lehigh-7LehighWon 22–19 vs. Lafayette+3LafayetteLost 7–42 at Bucknell-35BucknellWon 40–28 vs. Fordham+12Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsMassachusettsL 20–⁠3052%
Sep 18vsDartmouthW 17–⁠1571%
Sep 25vsGeorgetownW 33–⁠078%
Oct 2atYaleL 28–⁠3161%
Oct 9vsPrincetonW 29–⁠2671%
Oct 16atCornellW 10–⁠673%
Oct 23vsHoly CrossW 41–⁠786%
Oct 30atLehighL 14–⁠2137%
Nov 6vsLafayetteW 22–⁠1965%
Nov 13atBucknellL 7–⁠4256%
Nov 20vsFordhamW 40–⁠2853%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fordham 40–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
261–⁠225
Coach
—
Elo
1412 −22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.7 No. 30 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Chris Brown, Luke Graham and Antrell Tyson

2004 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Lehigh5–⁠19–⁠3
Lafayette5–⁠18–⁠4
Bucknell4–⁠27–⁠4
Colgate4–⁠27–⁠4
Fordham2–⁠45–⁠6
Holy Cross1–⁠53–⁠8
Georgetown0–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.