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2014 Colgate

5–⁠7 (3–⁠3 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Colgate in 2014, game by game: lost at Ball State 10–30; lost at Delaware 25–28; won vs. Cornell 27–12; won vs. Georgetown 19–0; won vs. Holy Cross 20–17; won vs. Princeton 31–30; lost at Yale 31–45; lost at UAlbany 17–24; lost vs. Fordham 13–37; lost vs. Lafayette 16–19; lost at Lehigh 27–30; won at Bucknell 21–6+19−24Lost 10–30 at Ball State-20Ball StateLost 25–28 at Delaware-3DelawareWon 27–12 vs. Cornell+15CornellWon 19–0 vs. Georgetown+19GeorgetownWon 20–17 vs. Holy Cross+3Holy CrossWon 31–30 vs. Princeton+1PrincetonLost 31–45 at Yale-14YaleLost 17–24 at UAlbany-7UAlbanyLost 13–37 vs. Fordham-24FordhamLost 16–19 vs. Lafayette-3LafayetteLost 27–30 at Lehigh-3LehighWon 21–6 at Bucknell+15Bucknell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atBall StateL 10–⁠3011%
Sep 13atDelawareL 25–⁠2832%
Sep 20vsCornellW 27–⁠1262%
Sep 27vsGeorgetownW 19–⁠063%
Oct 4vsHoly CrossW 20–⁠1767%
Oct 11vsPrincetonW 31–⁠3045%
Oct 18atYaleL 31–⁠4540%
Oct 25atUAlbanyL 17–⁠2438%
Nov 1vsFordhamL 13–⁠3721%
Nov 8vsLafayetteL 16–⁠1958%
Nov 15atLehighL 27–⁠3041%
Nov 22atBucknellW 21–⁠621%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bucknell 21–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
257–⁠278
Coach
—
Elo
1275 +17 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.4 No. 71 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 195
Offensive coordinator
Chris Young
Defensive coordinator
Paul Shaffner

Leaders

Passing yardsJake Melville QB137 yds
Rushing yardsDemetrius Russell RB39 yds
Rushing touchdownsJames Travellin RB1 TD
Receiving yardsJohn Quazza WR92 yds

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Curtis Mitchell TE★★No. 2648
Anthony Khalife SDE★★No. 2648
Bret Mooney PRO★★No. 3534

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.700
Receivers12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Whole class32.00.744

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2014 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fordham6–⁠011–⁠3
Bucknell4–⁠28–⁠3
Lafayette3–⁠35–⁠6
Colgate3–⁠35–⁠7
Holy Cross2–⁠44–⁠8
Lehigh2–⁠43–⁠8
Georgetown1–⁠53–⁠8

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