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GAME 2011 COLGATE FOOTBALL Patriot League ChamPions 2 1997 • 1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2008 NCAA Division I-AA PLayoffs 1982 • 1983 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2003 • 2005 • 2008 2003 NCAA Division I-AA runneruP SCHEDULES THIS WEEK COLGATE (1-0, 0-0 PL) Sept. 3 ALBANY .............................W, 37-34 Colgate (1-0, 0-0 PL) Sept. 10 at Holy Cross * .................. 1:00 PM Sept. 17 at Dartmouth ........................1:30 PM at Holy Cross (0-1, 0-0 PL) Sept. 24 at Towson ............................7:00 PM Oct. 1 FORDHAM * ........................1:00 PM Saturday, September 10, 2011 • 1:00 PM Oct. 8 at Monmouth........................1:00 PM Oct. 15 CORNELL ^ .........................1:00 PM Fitton Field • Worcester, Mass. Oct. 22 at Georgetown * ..................2:00 PM Oct. 29 LEHIGH * ...........................12:00 PM "Raiders Open League Play at Holy Cross" Nov. 5 at Lafayette * .......................6:00 PM Nov. 19 BUCKNELL * .......................1:00 PM * Patriot League Game GAME DAY ^ Homecoming The Colgate Raiders (1-0) will begin Patriot League play on Saturday, HOLY CROSS Sept. 10 when they travel to Holy Cross (0-1). Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. at (1-0, 0-0 PL) Fitton Field. Sept. 1 MASSACHUSETTS .............L, 16-24 Sept. 10 COLGATE * ........................ 1:00 PM THE SERIES Sept. 17 HARVARD ...........................1:00 PM Oct. 1 at New Hampshire ............. 12:00 PM This will be the 74th meeting between Colgate and Holy Cross, with the Oct. 8 at Brown ............................12:30 PM Crusaders leading the all-time series 39-29-5. Holy Cross has won the last Oct. 15 DARTMOUTH ......................1:00 PM two matchups including a 42-28 victory in Wocrester in 2009. Oct. 22 at Bucknell * ........................1:00 PM Oct. 29 GEORGETOWN * ...............1:00 PM Nov. 5 at Lehigh * .........................12:30 PM WEBSITES Nov. 12 LAFAYETTE * ....................12:30 PM Complete Colgate football information, including releases, statistics, Nov. 19 at Fordham * ........................1:00 PM records and features can be found on Colgate's official website at www. * Patriot League Game goColgateRaiders.com FOLLOW THE RAIDERS ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER & YOUTUBE Fans can follow all Colgate Athletics updates and latest news by becoming a fan on Facebook and Twitter or by following the Raiders through GateTV on YouTube. THE COACHES Colgate head coach Dick Biddle, who has the most wins in school AT-A-GLANCE history, is in his 16th season at the helm of the Raiders. His overall record is Site: Fitton Field, Worcester, Mass. (23,500) 121-55, and 10-5 against Holy Cross. Radio: WKXZ (93.9 FM, Oneonta, N.Y.) Holy Cross head coach Tom Gilomore is in his eighth season with the Eric Malanoski is the play-by-play voice of Colgate football with Mike Getman '80 on color Crusaders and has compiled an overall mark of 45-34 and is 3-4 against commentary. Air time for the pregame show Colgate. is 12:40. TV: None HOLY CROSS NOTEBOOK Video Streaming: none The Series: Holy Cross leads, 39-29-5 The Crusaders (0-1), will try to claim their first victory of the season Series Streak: Holy Cross - 2 on Saturday after dropping thier home opener last weekend to No. 25 Last Meeting: 2010, Holy Cross 31-24 Massachusetts, 24-16. Last Meeting at Holy Cross 2009, Holy Cross 42-28 Holy Cross was led by senior quarterback Ryan Taggart who completed at Worcester: Holy Cross leads, 25-16-2 23 of 44 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown in a loss to the Minutemen. Head Coaches: Last season Taggart connected on 185 of 317 passes for 1,899 yards and 14 Colgate - Dick Biddle (Duke '71) touchdowns. 16th Year at Colgate (121-55) vs. Holy Cross (10-5) On defense the Crusaders are lead by senior linebackers C.J. Martin and Holy Cross - Tom Gilmore (Penn '86) Ricky Otis. In the season opener Otis recorded 10 tackles and two for a loss, 8th Year at Holy Cross (45-34) while Martin recorded six tackles. Last season Otis led Holy Cross with 108 vs. Colgate (3-4) tackles and was named to the all-Patriot League first team. EACHUS, McCARNEY RECEIVE CFPA HONORS Senior running back Nate Eachus and sophomore quarterback Gavin RAIDER COVERAGE McCarney have been recognized by CollegeFootballPerformance.com for their achievements against Albany. Colgate Athletic Communications Both Eachus and McCarney earned College Football Performance Awards Office Phone: (315) 228-7566 (CFPA) Honorable Mention for their respected positions. Eachus ran for a Fax Phone: (315) 228-7977 game-high 165 yards and scored the game winning touchdown in overtime, Jeremiah Hergott . Director while McCarney collected 324 yards of total offense and four scores in his E-Mail . [email protected] first collegiate start. McCarney finished the game completing 17-of-24 pass- Cell Phone . 315-527-8460 es to six different receivers for 210 yards, while carrying the ball 21 times Matt Faulkner . Asst. Director for 114 yards. Gloria Nantulya . Assistant Lisa Diehl . .Administrative Assistant RAIDERS PICKED SECOND IN PL PRESEASON POLL Colgate was picked to finish second in the Patriot League preseason poll • of head coaches and sports information directors, the announcement came Colgate Athletic Website during the annual football media day. www.goColgateRaiders.com Defending champion Lehigh topped the poll with a total of 58 points and • eight first place votes, while the Raiders placed second with 55 points and six first place votes. Holy Cross 38 points and Lafayette 36 points were selected third and fourth in the poll, followed by Georgetown (fifth, 19 points) and Bucknell (six, 16 points). In addition to the preseason poll, the Patriot League named senior running back Nate Eachus the preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Eachus is the second-straight Raider to earn this preseason honor as Greg Sullivan was named the preseason Player of the Year last year. EACHUS NAMED TO WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST After receiving numerous preseason All-America nods following an out- standing 2010 campaign, Colgate senior running back Nate Eachus has claimed his top distinction to date heading into the fall as he was selected as one of 20 candidates on the watch list for the 2011 Walter Payton Award. Presented by The Sports Network and sponsored by Fathead.com, the Walter Payton Award enters its 25th season as the top individual honor in the Football Championship Subdivision. Eachus finished sixth in the voting last year, making him the second-highest returning vote-getter behind only Appalachian State quarterback DeAndre Presley, who placed third. The 2010 Patriot League Football Offensive Player of the Year, Eachus has received a plethora of honors heading into the upcoming season. He was League Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. ranked as one of the top running backs in the nation by The Sports Network Bucknell 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 and received first-team preseason All-America recognition from numer- Colgate 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 ous outlets including Sporting News, Athlon, Lindy's and Consensus Draft Georgetown 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Services. Lehigh 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Holy Cross 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Eachus earned consensus first-team FCS All-America honors following Lafayette 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 his stellar 2010 campaign. He had one of the best seasons for a running Fordham - - .000 0 1 .000 back in school and Patriot League history, carrying 317 times for 1,871 yards and 21 touchdowns for the year while also catching 17 passes for 160 THIS WEEK: Colgate at Holy Cross, Lafayette at Georgetown, New Hampshire at Lehigh, yards and a score. The 1,871 rushing yards stood third in a single-season Marist at Bucknell in Patriot League history, just four yards behind former teammate Jordan Scott (2007). Eachus averaged 170.1 rushing yards per game, which led the FCS by nearly 25 yards per contest. It was the second-best mark in Patriot For further information on the Patriot League annals, just behind Scott's 170.5 average in 2007. League and its members, please contact the league office. CAREER RUSHING CHART All-American running back Nate Eachus, is climbing up the Colgate Matt Dougherty . (610) 289-1963 record books. He currently has 3,887 rushing yards and 48 touchdowns, E-Mail . [email protected] both rank fourth overall. Eachus needs 1,113 yards to become just the third Fax . (610) 289-1952 Raider amass 5,000 yards in a career, while he needs 1,735 yards to break www.patriotleague.com the all-time rushing record of 5,621 set by former teammate Jordan Scott '07. Scott also holds the all-time record in rushing touchdowns with 57. EACHUS, OTTANELLI NAMED TO LINDY'S PRESEASON TEAMS Running back Nate Eachus was named to the Lindy's 2011 All-FCS Offensive first-team, while offensive lineman Vittorio Ottanelli was named to the second-team. As a team the Raiders were ranked No. 23 in the maga- zine's Preseason Top 25. Colgate All Access TEAM COMPARISONS 600 AND COUNTING Last season the Colgate football team became just the 15th program COLGATE (1-0, PL 0-0) in FCS history to reach 600 wins after topping Cornell 44-3 on Oct. 16. 2011 Team Statistics COL OPP Colgate now has an all-time record of 604-447-50. Points/Game 37.0 34.0 The Raiders are also the ninth winningest program in the FCS over the First Downs 27 17 last decade. Since 2000, Colgate has posted a recorded 89-39 and won Rushing/Game 280.0 93.0 four Patriot League titles.