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2006 COLGATE FOOTBALL GAME 4 Patriot League Champions • 1997 • 1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs 1982 • 1983 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2003 • 2005 NCAA Division I-AA Runnerup • 2003 SCHEDULES THIS WEEK COLGATE (1-2, 0-0 PL) Georgetown (1-3, Patriot League 0-1) 9-2 @ Massachusetts L, 28-7 at Colgate (1-2, Patriot League 0-0) 9-16 DARTMOUTH (TV) W, 28-7 9-23 MONMOUTH (TV) L, 17-12 Saturday, September 30, 2006 • 1:05 9-30 GEORGETOWN (TV) 1:00 Andy Kerr Stadium - Hamilton, N.Y. 10-7 PRINCETON (TV) 1:00 10-14 @ Cornell 1:00 GAME DAY 10-21 @ Fordham * 1:00 The Colgate Raiders (1-2, PL 0-0) begin their quest for a sixth Patriot 10-28 LAFAYETTE (TV) * 1:00 League championship this Saturday, when they play host to Georgetown 11-4 @ Lehigh * (TV) 12:30 University (1-3, PL 0-1) at Andy Kerr Stadium. Kickoff is 1:05 p.m. 11-11 HOLY CROSS * (TV) 12:30 Last year, Colgate won its fifth league championship under head coach 11-18 @ Bucknell * 1:00 Dick Biddle, and advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs with the * Patriot League Games league's automatic bid. The Raiders will be looking to regroup after last Saturday's 17-12 setback GEORGETOWN against Monmouth. Like last year, Colgate has dropped two of its first three games. Hopefully the Raiders will rebound like last year's team, which won (1-3, 0-1 PL) seven of their last eight regular season games. 9-2 HOLY CROSS * L, 26-13 Georgetown is making its third appearance at Andy Kerr Stadium, where 9-9 STONY BROOK W, 7-0 they are 0-2. In their last visit to Hamilton in 2004, the Hoyas were shut 9-16 @ Brown L, 34-21 out 33-0. Overall, the Raiders have won 22 of their last 25 games at Andy 9-23 @ Columbia L, 23-21 Kerr Stadium. 9-30 @ Colgate * 1:00 Colgate opened its season losing on the road to nationally-ranked 10-7 LEHIGH * 1:00 Massachusetts (28-7), before rebounding with a 28-7 win over Dartmouth. 10-14 BUCKNELL * 1:00 Georgetown is in its first season under head coach Kevin Kelly. The Hoyas 10-28 @ Charleston Southern 1:30 opened their season losing a Patriot League game against Holy Cross, 26- 11-4 MARIST 1:00 13, before defeating Stony Brook, 7-0. Georgetown has dropped its last two 11-11 @ Lafayette * 1:00 games, losing on the road to Brown, 34-21, and Columbia, 23-21. 11-18 @ Fordham * 1:00 * Patriot League Games TICKETS Tickets for the Colgate-Georgetown game are available at the Raider AT-A-GLANCE Ticket Office (315-228-7600). They are priced at $15 for reserved seats, Site: Andy Kerr Stadium, Hamilton, N.Y. $10.00 for general admission, and $5.00 for children in the general admis- (10,221) sion section. TV: Time Warner Sports - Live in Syracuse, Rochester and Albany; tape COLGATE VS. PATRIOT LEAGUE TEAMS delayed in Buffalo on Wednesday. Mark Over the last 10 seasons, the Raiders are 50-11 against Patriot League Larson will handle the play-by-play, while Dale teams for a winning percentage of .819. They have lost to Lehigh five Drypolcher provides the color commentary. times, Bucknell three times, Holy Cross twice, and Fordham once. Danny Liedka is the sideline reporter. Radio: WKXZ (94 FM/99.3 FM, Oneonta, N.Y.). Eric Malanoski is the play-by-play THE SERIES voice of Colgate football. Steve Stilwell han- This is the fifth meeting between Colgate and Georgetown with the dles the color. Air time for the pregame show Raiders leading the series, 4-0. Colgate won last year's meeting in is 12:40. Washington, D.C., 34-7. The Hoyas are 0-2 at Andy Kerr Stadium. The Series: Colgate leads, 4-0 Series Streak: Colgate - 4 10 STRAIGHT WINNING SEASONS Last Meeting: 2005, Colgate 34-7 Colgate is one of seven Division I-AA programs sporting a streak of 10 Last Meeting at Colgate: 2004, Colgate 33-0 or more winning seasons. The others are Eastern Kentucky (28), Montana Georgetown at Colgate: 0-2 (20), Dayton (13), Appalachian St. (12), Duquesne (12), and Western Head Coaches: Kentucky (10). The Raiders have never had a losing season under head Colgate - Dick Biddle (Duke ‘71) coach Dick Biddle. 11th Year at Colgate and Overall (85-37) vs. Georgetown (4-0) Georgetown - Kevin Kelly (Springfield '82) First Year at Georgetown and Overall (1-3) vs. Colgate (0-0) WEBSITES RAIDER COVERAGE Complete Colgate football information, including releases, statistics, records and features can be found on: Colgate's official website at www. Colgate Athletic Communications goColgateRaiders.com Office Phone: (315) 228-7602 Fax Phone: (315) 228-7977 COLGATE HEAD COACH Bob Cornell . Director Colgate head coach Dick Biddle is in his 11th season with the Raiders. E-Mail . rcornell@mail .colgate .edu He has an overall record of 85-37 for a .696 winning percentage. He is the Cell Phone . 315-723-0175. sixth winningest active Division I-AA coach. In 2003, he was named the Michele Kelley . Ass’t Director American Football Coaches Association Division I-AA National Coach of the Year, and for three times in his career he has been Patriot League Coach of Meredith Rieder . Assistant the Year. Kristy McNeil . Assistant His winning percentage is the highest of any coach who has coached eight Lisa Diehl . .Administrative Assistant or more seasons in the Patriot League. He is the second winningest coach in school history. Raider Hotline Biddle is the first Colgate coach to post 10 straight winning seasons and (315) 228-7900 the first Colgate coach to record nine straight seasons with seven or more • victories. Colgate Athletic Website www.goColgateRaiders.com SUTTON NAMED PL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK • Senior punter Jason Sutton (North Easton, Mass.) has been named the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in the Monmouth game. He punted three times for 44.3 yards per attempt with a long of 53. COLGATE IN THE NATION STATS Jordan Scott is 26th in I-AA with 98.3 yards per game and 28th in scoring with 8.67 points per game; and junior linebacker Mike Gallihugh (Midlothian, VA) is third in tackles with 12.67 per game. COLGATE IN PATRIOT LEAGUE STATS Jordan Scott is second in rushing with 98.3 yards per game, first in scor- ing with 8.67 points per game and second in all-purpose running with 118.0 yards per game. Mike Saraceno (Sunrise, FL) is fourth in passing efficiency (121.59 rat- ing), and third in total offense (197.3 ypg). Kenny Parker (Stratford, NJ) is fifth in receptions per game (4.00) and sixth in receiving yardage per game (43.0). Andrew Moore (Atlanta, GA) and Cody Williams (Blasdell, NY) are tied for third in interceptions with 0.33 per game. Jason Sutton (North Easton, MA) is third in punting averaging 38.86 League Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. yards per attempt. Holy Cross 1 0 1 .000 2 2 .500 Geoff Bean (Oneonta, NY) is fifth in kickoff returns with 20.5 yards per Lafayette 1 0 1 .000 2 2 .500 return. Colgate 0 0 .000 1 2 .333 Mike Gallihugh (Midlothian, VA) is first in tackling with 12.67 per game. Fordham 0 0 .000 1 2 .333 Lehigh 0 0 .000 1 2 .333 Bucknell 0 1 .000 2 2 .500 FIRST IN DEFENSE Georgetown 0 1 .000 1 3 .250 Colgate's defense leads the Patriot League in total defense, allowing 251.67 yards per outing - 132.6 rushing and 119.0 passing. They are sec- THIS WEEK: Georgetown at Colgate, Harvard at ond in rushing defense and pass defense. Lehigh, Fordham at Holy Cross, Yale at Lafayette, Bucknell at Marist . TOUGH AGAINST THE RUSH Over the last 11 seasons, the Raiders have held the opposition to less than 100 yards rushing 52 times, and are 49-3 when doing so. So far this For further information on the Patriot season they have done it once vs. Dartmouth. League and its members, please contact the league office . BY THE NUMBERS • Colgate has won 40 of its last 54 games. Rich Schepis . (610) 289-1963 • Colgate has won 50 of its last 61 Patriot League games. E-Mail . rschepis@patriotleague .com • Colgate has won 27 of its last 32 games against Ivy League teams. Fax . (610) 289-1952 • Colgate has won 16 of its last 22 games decided by nine points or less. www.patriotleague.com • Colgate has won 18 of its last 28 non-conference games. • Colgate has won 22 of its last 25 games at Andy Kerr Stadium. TAKING CARE OF THE FOOTBALL What a difference a year makes. After three games last season, the Raiders had turned the football over 13 times, while this season they have just four turnovers. LEADING TACKLERS After three games, junior linebacker Mike Gallihugh is Colgate's leading tackler with 38, followed by senior linebacker David Wesley (Dupont, PA) TEAM COMPARISONS with 23, sophomore cornerback Chris Ekpo (Jonesboro, GA) with 19 and junior defensive end Ryan Keller (Colts Neck, NJ) with 17. COLGATE (1-2/0-0 PL) 2006 Team Statistics COL OPP A PAIR OF THIEFS Points/Game 15 .7 17 .3 Junior cornerback Cody Williams (Blasdell, NY) had his fifth career First Downs 45 42 interception in the UMass game, while senior free safety Andrew Moore Rushing/Game 134 .0 132 .7 (Atlanta, GA) had the fourth pick of his career.