2021 Colgate
5–6 (5–1 Patriot League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lehigh 30–3Sep 25
By 27 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Boston College 0–51Sep 4
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Boston College | L 0–51 | 13% |
| Sep 11 | vs Stony Brook | L 3–24 | 54% |
| Sep 18 | vs William & Mary | L 7–27 | 44% |
| Sep 25 | vs Lehigh | W 30–3 | 61% |
| Oct 2 | at Georgetown | W 28–21 | 40% |
| Oct 9 | at Brown | L 10–31 | 53% |
| Oct 15 | at Cornell | L 20–34 | 40% |
| Oct 23 | at Holy Cross | L 10–42 | 19% |
| Oct 30 | vs Bucknell | W 33–10 | 62% |
| Nov 13 | at Lafayette | W 20–13 | 36% |
| Nov 20 | vs Fordham | W 45–31 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Fordham 45–31; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Patriot League.
In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 5–1 2nd in Patriot League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 206–287
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1243 −1 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −36.3 No. 110 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinators
- Brent Bassham and Terry Dow
- Defensive coordinator
- Paul Shaffner
Leaders
| Passing yards | Grant Breneman QB | 77 yds |
| Rushing yards | Max Hurleman CB | 27 yds |
| Receiving yards | Max Hurleman CB | 29 yds |
| Tackles | Tyler Flick LB | 11 tkl |
Transfers in 0
The 2021 portalNo transfers in.
Transfers out 1
 Jack Badovinac OL | to  Illinois |
2021 Patriot League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross | 6–0 | 10–3 | |
| Colgate | 5–1 | 5–6 | |
| Fordham | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| Lehigh | 3–3 | 3–8 | |
| Lafayette | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Georgetown | 1–5 | 2–8 | |
| Bucknell | 0–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.