2019 Colgate
4–8 (3–3 Patriot League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lafayette 16–0Nov 16
By 16 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Air Force 7–48Aug 31
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs Villanova | L 14–34 | 70% |
| Aug 31 | at Air Force | L 7–48 | 27% |
| Sep 14 | at William & Mary | L 10–38 | 54% |
| Sep 21 | vs Maine | L 21–35 | 51% |
| Sep 28 | at Dartmouth | L 3–38 | 22% |
| Oct 5 | vs Lehigh | L 14–21 | 66% |
| Oct 12 | vs Bucknell | L 14–32 | 77% |
| Oct 19 | at Cornell | W 21–20 | 39% |
| Oct 26 | at Holy Cross | L 10–31 | 33% |
| Nov 2 | at Georgetown | W 24–14 | 27% |
| Nov 9 | vs Fordham | W 24–13 | 62% |
| Nov 16 | at Lafayette | W 16–0 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Lafayette 16–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Patriot League.
In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Patriot League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 178–324
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1268 −152 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −35.6 No. 94 of 126 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 226
- Offensive coordinator
- Open
- Defensive coordinator
- Paul Shaffner
Leaders
| Passing yards | Grant Breneman QB | 81 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Grant Breneman QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Malik Twyman RB | 48 yds |
| Receiving yards | Nick Diaco TE | 29 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Nick Gill WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Blane Briggs LB | 9 tkl |
Top recruits in the 2019 class
| Drew Berggren OG | ★★★ | No. 2223 |
| Kobi Russell WR | ★★ | No. 4030 |
| Zack Pelland SDE | ★★ | No. 4058 |
| A.J. Desantis OG | ||
| Nicholas Frey PRO |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2019 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.720 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.811 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.700 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.3 | 0.744 |
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.
2019 Patriot League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross | 5–1 | 7–6 | |
| Lafayette | 4–2 | 4–8 | |
| Lehigh | 3–3 | 4–7 | |
 Colgate | 3–3 | 4–8 | |
| Bucknell | 3–3 | 3–8 | |
| Fordham | 2–4 | 4–8 | |
| Georgetown | 1–5 | 5–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.