TweetColgate Raiders 2018 Record: 10-2 (6-0) Head Coach: Dan Hunt, 6th Season (36-23, 24-6) Last League Title: 2018 Last FCS Playoff Appearance: 2018, Quarterfinalist 2019 Schedule 8/24 Villanova 8/31 Air Force 9/7 BYE 9/14 @ William & Mary 9/21 Maine 9/28 @ Dartmouth 10/5 Lehigh 10/12 Bucknell 10/19 @ Cornell 10/26 @ Holy Cross 11/2 …
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2019 Patriot League Preview: Bucknell
TweetBucknell Bison 2018 Record: 1-10 (1-5) Head Coach: Dave Cecchini, 1st year (17-38 career record) Last League Title: 1996 Last FCS playoff Appearance: Never 2019 Schedule 8/31 @ Temple 9/7 @ Sacred Heart 9/14 Villanova 9/21 BYE 9/28 Princeton 10/5 Holy Cross 10/12 @ Colgate 10/19 @ Towson 10/26 @ Lafayette 11/2 BYE 11/9 Lehigh …
Patriot League Week 12: In A Blink Of An Eye It’s Over
TweetIs there another 12 week span during the course of the year that goes by as fast as football season? It’s hard to believe but as Jim Morrison once said “This is the End; My only Friend, The End”. Well, it’s the end for everyone not named Colgate. Following their regular season finale against Army, …
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Patriot League Week 11: Finding Reasons To Fight To The Finish
TweetWith the regular season’s penultimate weekend upon us there’s two intriguing storylines worth following. The first one is clearly Colgate’s undefeated season to this point. The Raiders have deployed a dominating defense that is on pace to set numerous Patriot League records. The offense hasn’t been too shabby either (29.9 ppg, 1st in PL). A …
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Patriot League Week 10: All Glory To ‘Gate
TweetWith the final month of the regular season upon us, the only real positive drama left is #12 Colgate’s playoff fate. Sure Colgate must beat either Fordham or Lehigh (combined 2-14) first to secure the auto-bid but we’re going to hedge our bet and say they do. Given how easily the Raiders have dispatched similar …
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Patriot League Week 9: Can Georgetown channel their inner Buster Douglas?
TweetWeek 9 in the Patriot League all boils down to the “Main Event”; Colgate and Georgetown. Can the non-scholarship Hoyas send shock waves throughout the Patriot League, and the entire FCS landscape for that matter, by taking down the 13th ranked Raiders on their home turf? The last time the Georgetown program had a game …
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Patriot League Week 8: Hoya Saxa for Some, Paper Bags For Others
TweetWith Colgate off enjoying the fruits of their 6-0 start, upstart Georgetown takes over the spotlight for the weekend as the Hoyas host Lehigh in a game that’s already sold out. Georgetown appears to be Colgate’s biggest threat after notching back-2-back wins to start Patriot League play. A Hoya win over Lehigh would setup a …
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Patriot League Week 7: What was will never be again?
TweetWhile it might seem unfathomable in 2018, there was a time, not too long ago, when the Patriot League was capable of producing multiple Top 25 teams! As the league is sadly trending towards having just one team finish with a winning record for a second straight year, more and more questions are being raised …
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Patriot League Week 6: Dwindling Daylight and Dwindling Hope
TweetWith the first month of the season in the books it’s safe to say that nationally ranked Colgate is the team to beat as league play really gets going. Thanks to a quirk in scheduling, the Raiders will be halfway to back-2-back Patriot League Championships with a win over Bucknell today. The leaves haven’t even …
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Patriot League Week 5: Only One Has A Chance To Reach Nirvana
TweetThe first month of the season went about as poorly as it possibly could have for the Patriot League. Last week saw the league bottom out with a 0-5 record in non-conference play. For the season, the Patriot League is an abysmal 4-19 overall in non-conference games. The only team in the league with a …
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