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2009 Colgate

9–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Colgate in 2009, game by game: won vs. Monmouth 35–23; won vs. Stony Brook 23–13; won at Dartmouth 34–15; won vs. Fordham 20–12; won vs. Cornell 45–23; won at Princeton 21–14; won at Georgetown 31–14; lost at Holy Cross 28–42; won vs. Lehigh 27–20; lost at Lafayette 49–56; won vs. Bucknell 29–14+22−14Won 35–23 vs. Monmouth+12MonmouthWon 23–13 vs. Stony Brook+10Stony BrookWon 34–15 at Dartmouth+19DartmouthWon 20–12 vs. Fordham+8FordhamWon 45–23 vs. Cornell+22CornellWon 21–14 at Princeton+7PrincetonWon 31–14 at Georgetown+17GeorgetownLost 28–42 at Holy Cross-14Holy CrossWon 27–20 vs. Lehigh+7LehighLost 49–56 at Lafayette-7LafayetteWon 29–14 vs. Bucknell+15Bucknell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsMonmouthW 35–⁠2360%
Sep 12vsStony BrookW 23–⁠1374%
Sep 19atDartmouthW 34–⁠1576%
Sep 26vsFordhamW 20–⁠1280%
Oct 3vsCornellW 45–⁠2377%
Oct 8atPrincetonW 21–⁠1474%
Oct 17atGeorgetownW 31–⁠1486%
Oct 24atHoly CrossL 28–⁠4247%
Oct 31vsLehighW 27–⁠2076%
Nov 7atLafayetteL 49–⁠5640%
Nov 14vsBucknellW 29–⁠1487%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bucknell 29–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
342–⁠246
Coach
—
Elo
1432 +57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.3 No. 32 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Nick Monroe
Captain
Pat Simonds

2009 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Holy Cross5–⁠19–⁠3
Colgate4–⁠29–⁠2
Lafayette4–⁠28–⁠3
Lehigh4–⁠24–⁠7
Fordham2–⁠45–⁠6
Bucknell2–⁠44–⁠7
Georgetown0–⁠60–⁠11

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