1984 Colgate Red Raiders football team

1984 Colgate Red Raiders football
1984 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Frederick Dunlap (9th season);
Captains	Bob Clark; John McCabe;
Home stadium	Andy Kerr Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Tennessee State		–		11	–	0	–	0
Georgia Southern		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Holy Cross		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Delaware		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Richmond ^		–		8	–	4	–	0
Eastern Washington		–		7	–	2	–	1
James Madison		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell		–		5	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lehigh		–		5	–	6	–	0
Florida A&M		–		3	–	6	–	1
Northeastern		–		3	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		2	–	9	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

In its ninth season under head coach Frederick Dunlap, the team compiled a 5–5 record. John McCabe and Bob Clark were the team captains.^[1]

The Red Raiders won their first three games against Division I-AA opponents and became a constant presence in the weekly national rankings, reaching as high as No. 10 in the poll released October 2 (a Colgate bye week). A streak of three losses at the end of the year, however, dropped them out of the rankings and resulted in a .500 season record.

The team played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Connecticut		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 9–3	6,500	^[2]
September 15	at Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 15–41	32,032	^[3]
September 22	at No. 15 Lehigh		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 40–35	12,500	^[4]
September 29	at Cornell	No. 12	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 35–7	12,100	^[5]
October 13	No. 2 Holy Cross	No. 12	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 27–42	9,500	^[6]
October 20	Lafayette	No. 20	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 41–20	6,500	^[7]
October 27	at Columbia	No. 15	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 35–16	6,617	^[8]
November 3	at Richmond	No. 11	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 24–55	10,726	^[9]
November 10	William & Mary		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 39–48	3,500	^[10]
November 17	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–17	22,217	^[11]
Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game

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