1977 Colgate Red Raiders football team

1977 Colgate Red Raiders football
1977 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	10–1
Head coach	Frederick Dunlap (2nd season);
Captains	Mike Foley; Gary Hartwig;
Home stadium	Andy Kerr Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In its second season under head coach Frederick Dunlap, the team compiled a 10–1 record. Mike Foley and Gary Hartwig were the team captains.^[2]

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1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 9–2) 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	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Rutgers		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 23–0	12,000	^[3]
September 17	Lafayette		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 38–12	4,200	^[4]
September 24	at Cornell		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 28–22	6,500	^[5]
October 1	at Harvard		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 38–21	25,000	^[6]
October 8	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 31–14	10,132	^[7]
October 15	at Princeton		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 31–13	14,940	^[8]
October 22	at Columbia		Baker Field New York, NY	W 48–36	6,710	^[9]
October 29	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 43–22	6,100–6,180	^[10]^[11]
November 5	Bucknell		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 49–17	6,500	^[12]
November 12	Northeastern	No. 20	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 48–39	6,500	^[13]
November 19	at Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 3–21	23,029	^[14]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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