2005 Colgate

8–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Colgate in 2005, game by game: lost vs. Central Connecticut 22–24; won vs. Massachusetts 17–14; lost at Dartmouth 21–26; won vs. Cornell 34–20; won at Princeton 16–10; won vs. Fordham 23–0; won at Holy Cross 27–14; lost vs. Lehigh 34–50; won at Lafayette 18–15; won vs. Bucknell 16–10; won at Georgetown 34–7; lost at New Hampshire 21–55+27−34Lost 22–24 vs. Central Connecticut-2Central Connect…Won 17–14 vs. Massachusetts+3MassachusettsLost 21–26 at Dartmouth-5DartmouthWon 34–20 vs. Cornell+14CornellWon 16–10 at Princeton+6PrincetonWon 23–0 vs. Fordham+23FordhamWon 27–14 at Holy Cross+13Holy CrossLost 34–50 vs. Lehigh-16LehighWon 18–15 at Lafayette+3LafayetteWon 16–10 vs. Bucknell+6BucknellWon 34–7 at Georgetown+27GeorgetownLost 21–55 at New Hampshire-34New Hampshire
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Hampshire 55–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; Patriot League champions.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Patriot League champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Lafayette

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
283–⁠245
Coach
—
Elo
1410 +36 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.0 No. 49 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jared Nepa and Mike Saraceno

2005 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colgate5–⁠18–⁠4
Lafayette5–⁠18–⁠4
Lehigh4–⁠28–⁠3
Holy Cross3–⁠36–⁠5
Georgetown2–⁠44–⁠7
Fordham2–⁠42–⁠10
Bucknell0–⁠61–⁠10

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