Patriot League Champions • 1997 • 1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2008 HEAD COACH DICK BIDDLE
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2011 COLGATE FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS GENERAL INFORMATION 2011 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Location: Hamilton, N.Y. 13346 Date ....... Opponent ................ Time Enrollment: 2,800 Sept. 3 ..... ALBANY .....................6:00 President: Jeffrey Herbst Sept. 10 ... at Holy Cross *. ..........1:00 Athletic Director: David Roach Sept. 17 ... at Dartmouth .............1:30 Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Sept. 24 ... at Towson ..................7:00 Conference: Patriot League Oct. 1 ...... FORDHAM * ...............1:00 Colors: Maroon and White Oct. 8 ...... at Monmouth ..............1:00 Nickname: Raiders Oct. 15 ..... CORNELL ...................1:00 Oct. 22 ..... at Georgetown * .........2:00 FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS Oct. 29 ..... LEHIGH * ................. 12:00 Head Coach: Dick Biddle (Duke ’71) Nov. 5 ...... at Lafayette * .............6:00 Record at Colgate: 120-55 (16th Season) Nov. 19 .... BUCKNELL * ...............1:00 Overall Record: 120-55 (16th Season) * Patriot League Games Assistant Coaches: Dan Hunt (Springfield '92), Assistant head coach; Casey Vogt (Slippery Rock ‘00), Offensive Line; Chris Young (Colgate COLGATE ’97), Wide Receivers; Kade Rannings (Oregon State ‘05), ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Running Backs; Stan Dakosty (Colgate ‘05), Secondary; Ryan Office Phone: (315) 228-7602 Knowles (Idaho '02), Co-Defensive Coordinator/Line; Pat Fax Phone: (315) 228-7977 Foley (Bates ‘04), Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers; Dave Uimonen (Springfield ‘G08), Defensive Assistant; Max Wynn Jeremiah Hergott ..................... Director (Colgate ’03) Defensive Assistant. Matt Faulkner ...................Asst. Director Gloria Nantulya .......................Assistant Lisa Diehl ........Administrative Assistant Football Office Phone: (315) 228-7603 Administrative Assistant: Debbie Rhyde 2010 FOOTBALL RESULTS TEAM INFORMATION Date ....... Opponent ............ Results Stadium: Andy Kerr Stadium Sept. 4 ..... MONMOUTH .........W, 30-29 Capacity: 10,221 (FieldTurf) Sept. 11 ... at Furman. ............L, 15-45 Basic Offense: Multiple Sept. 25 ... at Syracuse ........... L, 7-42 Basic Defense: Multiple Oct. 2 ...... GEORGETOWN * .....W, 34-3 Letterwinners Returning: 37 Oct. 9 ...... at Princeton .........W, 44-10 Letterwinners Lost: 20 Oct. 16 ..... at Cornell ...............W, 44-3 Starters Returning/Lost: 14/12 Oct. 23 ..... HOLY CROSS * ......L, 24-31 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/5 Oct. 30 ..... at Lehigh * ...........L, 14-44 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Nov. 6 ...... LAFAYETTE * ........W, 24-14 Specialists Returning/Lost: 3/1 Nov. 13 .... at Bucknell * ..........W, 31-7 2010 Record: 7-4 Nov. 20 .... at Fordham * .......W, 47-12 2010 Patriot League Record: 3-2 (2nd) * Patriot League Games ATHLETIC COMMUNCIATIONS OFFICE Football Contact: Jeremiah Hergott Press Box: (315) 228-6863 Cell Phone: (315) 527-8460 Office Phone: (315) 228-7566 Office Fax: (315) 228-7977 Website: http://www.goColgateRaiders.com MEDIA INFORMATION For further information concerning the football team, contact Jeremiah Hergott in the Colgate Athletic Communications Office at (315) 228-7566. Interviews with players and coaches should be arranged through the Office of Athletic Communications. Patriot League Champions • 1997 • 1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2008 HEAD COACH DICK BIDDLE In his second season he brought home the In 2008, Colgate captured its sixth Patriot first Patriot League championship along League title with a perfect 5-0 mark, and with Colgate’s first appearance in the finished with an overall record of 9-3. NCAA Division I-AA playoffs since 1983. Biddle earned his fourth Patriot League His back-to-back winning seasons were Coach of the Year award. the first since 1982 and 1983. Under Biddle, the Raiders have produced Biddle’s effort was recognized again by his an explosive offense finishing in the Top peers with his second straight selection as 10 nationally in rushing four times and Colgate’s Coach of the Year. twice in total offense. In 1998, Biddle produced eight victories On the defensive side, Colgate has been en route to a second straight appearance ranked four times in the Top 10 in rushing in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. His defense, once in pass defense and total victory total was the highest since the defense. 1983 campaign. Biddle, 63, came back to Colgate in 1992 He continued Colgate’s success story in as defensive coordinator and linebacker 1999 with the school’s second Patriot coach under Mike Foley. He had previous- League championship and third consecu- ly coached at Colgate under Fred Dunlap tive berth in the Division I-AA playoffs. from 1977 through 1982. En route to the playoffs, the Raiders tied Colgate head coach Dick Biddle, the win- the school record for victories in a season “Of all the places I’ve coached, I always ningest football coach in school history, is with 10. considered Colgate as my best experi- entering his 16th season with the Raiders, ence. It’s a great school and has a na- with an overall mark of 120-55. For his effort, Biddle was named a finalist tional reputation in regards to its academ- for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year ic and athletic programs. It is an honor He was named Colgate’s 29th head Award, presented annually to the top and privilege to be the head coach of football coach in November of 1995 after coach in Division I-AA. Colgate football,” said Biddle. “I feel that serving as an assistant coach for a total of I’m representing all the great players and 10 years with the Raiders. He was given In 2000, the Raiders posted their fifth coaches who have worked at Colgate.” the job of rebuilding Colgate’s program straight winning season under Biddle with which hadn’t seen a winning season since a 7-4 record. They finished second in the Biddle came back to Colgate in 1992 after 1990. And it’s been a continuous ride to Patriot League standings. two seasons at the United States Naval the top for Colgate under Biddle’s tute- Academy, where he served as linebacker lage. The Raiders (7-3) finished second again in coach in his first season and defensive the Patriot League in 2001. coordinator and linebacker coach in the He has achieved the best winning per- second season. centage (.685) of any Colgate coach with In 2002, Colgate (9-3) captured its third seven or more years at the helm of the Patriot League title under Biddle, and Biddle previously coached at Colgate from Raiders. Biddle is also the first Colgate won seven or more games for the sixth 1977 through the 1982 season. He was coach to ever record nine straight seasons straight season. Biddle became the first defensive line coach for six seasons, and with seven or more victories. Colgate coach to be named a three-time served as defensive coordinator his final winner of the Howard Hartman Award. two campaigns with the Raiders. He has been named Patriot League Coach of the Year four times while guiding the The 2003 campaign was arguably the During that tenure, Colgate posted five Raiders to six Patriot League titles and six greatest in school history when the Raid- winning seasons, including the first 10- appearances in the FCS (formally I-AA) ers captured the imagination of the col- win season in the school’s history in 1977, playoffs. legiate football world becoming the first and it’s first post-season NCAA Division non-scholarship program to advance to I-AA playoff appearance in 1982. In 2003, Biddle was named the American the title game of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Coaches Association Division I-AA playoffs. National Coach of the Year after leading the Raiders to a 15-1 record, and to the En route, Colgate won a school record Biddle vs. Conferences national championship game of the NCAA 15 contests establishing a Division I-AA Conference W L Division I-AA playoffs. record for victories in a season. Patriot League 70 20 Ivy League 36 8 In his first season, Biddle not only pro- After finishing 2004 with a 7-4 mark, the duced a winning campaign, but became Raiders captured their fifth Patriot League Atlantic-10/CAA 4 13 only the third head coach in Division I or title the following fall, and a berth in the I-AA Independents 3 1 I-AA history to record a winning record NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. It was the Gateway 1 1 the season after a team suffered through fifth time in 10 seasons that Colgate had Mid-American 1 0 a 0-11 campaign. won eight or more games in a season Northeast 4 2 finishing 8-4. Conference USA 0 1 For his effort, Biddle was selected by his coaching peers as the Patriot League The Raiders bounced back from their first Southern 0 2 Coach of the Year, and was named the losing season in 2006 with a 7-4 record Big South 1 2 co-recipient of Colgate’s Howard Hartman and second place finish in the Patriot I-A Independents 0 4 Coach of the Year Award. League in 2007. BIG EAST 0 1 Total 120 55 Patriot League Champions • 1997 • 1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2008 Patriot League Champions • 1997 • 1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2008 HEAD COACH DICK BIDDLE Prior to Navy, Biddle was an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota for The Biddle File five years. He first joined the Golden Go- phers under Lou Holtz. Following Holtz’s Personal departure for Notre Dame, Biddle served Name: Richard Lee Biddle as linebacker coach under John Gutekunst Birthdate: November 26, 1947 for four seasons - the last three as defen- Age: 63 sive coordinator. After leaving Colgate in Head Coaching Record: 120-55 (16th season) 1982, he joined the staff at Virginia Tech Wife: The former Sheila Godfrey of Hamilton, N.Y. where he worked with the linebackers for two campaigns. Children: Jason (38), Brendon (30) He came to Colgate the first time from Al- Education legheny College in Pennsylvania where he College: Duke University, B.A.