CFB Zeitgeist
June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Colgate Raiders

5-7 2025 final

The upstate mountain program living in the shadow of a legendary past, desperate to reclaim it.

The Raiders are patient.

Record
5-7
win% .416
FCS Top 25
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Conf Standing
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Playoff Path
Building résumé
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-win — basking
The Long Wait·Offseason

The upstate mountain program living in the shadow of a legendary past, desperate to reclaim it.

Title DroughtSince 2003 · 22 yrs

LIVE ARC — 2026-06-13: Colgate finished 2-10 (1-5 Patriot League) in 2024 and parted ways with coach Stan Dakosty after the season. The program enters 2025 searching for new leadership and a path forward. The Andy Kerr legacy loom…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

The Pulse on Colgate Raiders

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
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The Raiders are patient.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Colgate" — Colgate Raiders fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Colgate Raiders

Winning record—

The season's first milestone.

Conference title race—

Competitive for the conference crown.

Playoff bidLocked—

24-team bracket qualifier — realistic in a strong year.

Championship gameLocked—

The FCS championship weekend. A generational leap.

Colgate Raiders · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor3-9Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
base5-7Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
ceiling8-4Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

FCS Program Prestige · Colgate Raiders

Power Program

FCS Perennial Power — multi-title contender, defines the conference landscape.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

Fanbase Health Index · Colgate Raiders · low confidence

Growing (53)

DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 5-7 (42% win rate)53

Home-Field Advantage · Colgate Raiders · 2018-present

Strong

48% home win rate vs 28% on the road. margin runs +13.1 better at home.

Home12-13Away9-23
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Mixed

Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.

Streak W1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 5-5

Patriot Standing · 2025

6th in the Patriot

Colgate Raiders sits 6th of 8 in the Patriot at 5-7. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.

#ProgramRecord
1Lehigh12-1
2Lafayette8-4
3Richmond7-5
4Georgetown6-6
5Bucknell5-7
6Colgate5-7
7Holy Cross3-9
8Fordham1-11

Schedule Strength · Colgate Raiders · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 49% across 12 finalized games. No top-25 opponents, but mid-tier slate kept the schedule honest.

Opp Win %0.496
Top-250
Top-100

Moment of the Year · Colgate Raiders · 2025

Won 44-21 vs Fordham

Week 4 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Colgate Raiders

2025: Lost 42-59 at Lafayette

In 2025, the program lost 42-59 at Lafayette — a one to file away road result, 17 points either way.

Go Raiders.