1976 Colgate Red Raiders football team

1976 Colgate Red Raiders football
1976 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–2
Head coach	Frederick Dunlap (1st season);
Captains	Mark Murphy; Keith Polito;
Home stadium	Andy Kerr Stadium
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In its first season under head coach Frederick Dunlap, the team compiled an 8–2 record. Mark Murphy and Keith Polito were the team captains.^[2]

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1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers		–		11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame		–		9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		8	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati		–		8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State		–		7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		7	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		7	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
Army		–		5	–	6	–	0
Florida State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		4	–	6	–	1
Temple		–		4	–	6	–	0
Air Force		–		4	–	7	–	0
Dayton		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		4	–	7	–	0
Marshall		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii		–		3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross		–		3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		3	–	8	–	0
Utah State		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss		–		2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Connecticut	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 13–7	5,000–5,300	^[3]^[4]
September 18	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 17–7	3,500	^[5]
September 25	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 25–20	10,000	^[6]
October 9	Holy Cross	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 10–6	3,000	^[7]
October 16	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 17–7	18,000	^[8]
October 23	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 24–14	3,000	^[9]
October 30	Boston University	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 21–14	3,500–5,000	^[10]^[11]
November 6	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 24–13	3,500	^[12]
November 13	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 13–29	29,637	^[13]
November 25	at No. 17 Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 9–17	33,405	^[14]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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