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2015 Colgate

9–⁠5 (6–⁠0 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Colgate in 2015, game by game: lost at Navy 10–48; lost vs. New Hampshire 8–26; lost vs. Yale 28–29; won at Holy Cross 31–14; won at Cornell 28–21; lost at Princeton 20–44; won at Georgetown 17–13; won vs. Fordham 31–29; won at Lafayette 28–19; won vs. Lehigh 49–42; won vs. Bucknell 14–10; won at New Hampshire 27–20; won at James Madison 44–38; lost at Sam Houston 21–48+17−38Lost 10–48 at Navy-38NavyLost 8–26 vs. New Hampshire-18New HampshireLost 28–29 vs. Yale-1YaleWon 31–14 at Holy Cross+17Holy CrossWon 28–21 at Cornell+7CornellLost 20–44 at Princeton-24PrincetonWon 17–13 at Georgetown+4GeorgetownWon 31–29 vs. Fordham+2FordhamWon 28–19 at Lafayette+9LafayetteWon 49–42 vs. Lehigh+7LehighWon 14–10 vs. Bucknell+4BucknellWon 27–20 at New Hampshire+7New HampshireWon 44–38 at James Madison+6James MadisonLost 21–48 at Sam Houston-27Sam Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atNavyL 10–⁠4814%
Sep 12vsNew HampshireL 8–⁠2635%
Sep 19vsYaleL 28–⁠2942%
Sep 26atHoly CrossW 31–⁠1441%
Oct 2atCornellW 28–⁠2163%
Oct 10atPrincetonL 20–⁠4432%
Oct 17atGeorgetownW 17–⁠1347%
Oct 31vsFordhamW 31–⁠2931%
Nov 7atLafayetteW 28–⁠1966%
Nov 14vsLehighW 49–⁠4262%
Nov 21vsBucknellW 14–⁠1072%
Nov 28atNew HampshireNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 27–⁠2032%
Dec 5atJames MadisonNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundW 44–⁠3830%
Dec 12atSam HoustonL 21–⁠4827%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 48–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; Patriot League champions.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Patriot League champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
356–⁠401
Coach
—
Elo
1393 +110 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.8 No. 40 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 173
Offensive coordinator
Chris Young
Defensive coordinator
Paul Shaffner

Leaders

Passing yardsJake Melville QB127 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Melville QB1 TD
Rushing yardsJohn Wilkins RB69 yds
Receiving yardsAlex Greenawalt WR48 yds
Receiving touchdownsJohn Quazza WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Sage Attwood DUAL★★★No. 1829
Tyler Castillo S★★No. 2328
Brett Gasiorowski PRO★★No. 2838

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.789
Defensive backs12.00.789
Whole class32.30.789

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.

2015 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colgate6–⁠09–⁠5
Fordham5–⁠19–⁠3
Lehigh4–⁠26–⁠5
Holy Cross3–⁠36–⁠5
Georgetown2–⁠44–⁠7
Bucknell1–⁠54–⁠7
Lafayette0–⁠61–⁠10

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