2012 Colgate

8–⁠4 (6–⁠0 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Colgate in 2012, game by game: lost vs. UAlbany 23–40; lost at South Dakota 21–31; won vs. Sacred Heart 35–14; lost at Stony Brook 31–32; won at Yale 47–24; won vs. Holy Cross 51–35; won vs. Georgetown 57–36; won at Bucknell 47–33; won vs. Lafayette 65–41; won at Lehigh 35–24; won vs. Fordham 41–39; lost at Wagner 20–31+24−17Lost 23–40 vs. UAlbany-17UAlbanyLost 21–31 at South Dakota-10South DakotaWon 35–14 vs. Sacred Heart+21Sacred HeartLost 31–32 at Stony Brook-1Stony BrookWon 47–24 at Yale+23YaleWon 51–35 vs. Holy Cross+16Holy CrossWon 57–36 vs. Georgetown+21GeorgetownWon 47–33 at Bucknell+14BucknellWon 65–41 vs. Lafayette+24LafayetteWon 35–24 at Lehigh+11LehighWon 41–39 vs. Fordham+2FordhamLost 20–31 at Wagner-11Wagner
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsUAlbanyL 23–⁠4037%
Sep 8atSouth DakotaL 21–⁠3137%
Sep 15vsSacred HeartW 35–⁠1461%
Sep 22atStony BrookL 31–⁠3227%
Sep 29atYaleW 47–⁠2442%
Oct 13vsHoly CrossW 51–⁠3563%
Oct 20vsGeorgetownW 57–⁠3666%
Oct 27atBucknellW 47–⁠3364%
Nov 3vsLafayetteW 65–⁠4169%
Nov 10atLehighW 35–⁠2426%
Nov 17vsFordhamW 41–⁠3968%
Nov 24atWagnerNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 20–⁠3150%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wagner 31–⁠20 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Patriot League champions.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Patriot League champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
473–⁠380
Coach
—
Elo
1409 +119 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.0 No. 36 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dan Hunt
Defensive coordinators
Pat Foley and Ryan Knowles

2012 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colgate6–⁠08–⁠4
Lehigh5–⁠110–⁠1
Fordham3–⁠36–⁠5
Lafayette2–⁠45–⁠6
Georgetown2–⁠45–⁠6
Holy Cross2–⁠42–⁠9
Bucknell1–⁠53–⁠8

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