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2003 Colgate Raiders football
2003 Colgate Raiders football
Patriot League champion
Division I-AA National Championship, L 0-40 vs. Delaware
Conference	Patriot League
Record	15–1 (7–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Dick Biddle (8th season);
Captains	John Frieser; Tem Lukabu; Sean McCune;
Home stadium	Andy Kerr Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Colgate $^	7	–	0	15	–	1
No. 23 Lehigh	6	–	1	8	–	3
Fordham	4	–	3	9	–	3
Bucknell	4	–	3	6	–	6
Towson	3	–	4	6	–	6
Lafayette	2	–	5	5	–	6
Georgetown	1	–	6	4	–	8
Holy Cross	1	–	6	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Colgate Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate was undefeated in the regular season, won the Patriot League championship and played in the Division I-AA national championship game.

In its eighth season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 15–1 record (12–0 in the regular season). John Frieser, Tem Lukabu and Sean McCune were the team captains.^[1]

The Raiders outscored opponents 480 to 303. Colgate's undefeated (7–0) conference record placed first in the Patriot League standings.^[2]

Colgate started the year unranked in the Division I-AA national poll, but as the season-long win streak developed, the Raiders steadily climbed in the rankings. They debuted at No. 24 in mid-September and were ranked No. 6 at the end of the regular season.

The Raiders were seeded No. 4 in the Division I-AA national playoffs. After three playoff wins, Colgate lost to Delaware in the national championship game. In the final poll of the year, Delaware was ranked No. 1 and Colgate No. 2.

Colgate played its home games, including its first two playoff games, at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Georgetown		Harbin Field Washington, DC	W 20–19	2,406	^[3]
September 13	at Buffalo*		University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	W 38–15	20,324	^[4]
September 20	at Dartmouth*	No. 24	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 31–9	6,920	^[5]
September 27	Towson	No. 22	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 26–7	7,467	^[6]
October 4	at Cornell*	No. 19	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 27–24	4,142	^[7]
October 11	at Princeton*	No. 17	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 30–3	14,096	^[8]
October 18	Yale*	No. 18	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 52–40	7,895	^[9]
October 25	Bucknell	No. 16	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 50–6	8,655	^[10]
November 1	at Lafayette	No. 12	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 47–31		^[1]
November 8	No. 24 Lehigh	No. 10	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 17–10		^[1]
November 15	Fordham	No. 7	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 14–3	4,673	^[11]
November 22	at Holy Cross	No. 6	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 45–38	10,166	^[12]
November 29	No. 5 UMass*	No. 6	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY (Div. I-AA playoffs)	W 19–7	4,197	^[13]
December 6	No. 10 Western Illinois*	No. 6	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY (Div. I-AA playoffs)	W 28–27	5,287	^[14]
December 13	at No. 13 Florida Atlantic*	No. 6	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (Div. I-AA playoffs)	W 36–24	12,857	^[15]
December 19	vs. No. 3 Delaware*	No. 6	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (Div. I-AA championship)	L 0–40	14,281	^[16]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game