AFCA Release
STATS FCS Release

HAMILTON – Colgate Football's memorable 2018 season landed the Raiders in the top 10 in both major polls.
 
Colgate finishes seventh according to the AFCA Coaches Poll and eighth in the STATS FCA Media/SID Poll. It's the best showing for Colgate Football since the 2003 Raiders finished second after losing in the national championship game.
 
The Raiders finished 10-2 and won their third Patriot League championship in the last four years and 10th overall with a perfect 6-0 mark. Colgate's 10-win season was just the fourth in program history, and the Raiders got there by putting together an amazing run of near-perfection over their first nine games.
 
Colgate in streaking to 9-0 allowed just 29 points during that span and tied the NCAA FCS record with five shutouts in one season. Over a seven-game stretch, Colgate allowed 3, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0 and 0 points. The offense kept getting better, as well, scoring in succession during a six-game run 23, 27, 31, 38, 41 and 48 points.
 
The Raiders knocked off James Madison 23-20 on a game-ending field goal in the first home playoff contest since 2003. Colgate then fell to eventual national champion North Dakota State in the quarterfinal round.

2018 AFCA Coaches Final Poll
1. North Dakota State (15-0)
2. Eastern Washington (12-3)
3. South Dakota State (10-3)
4. Kennesaw State (11-2)
5. Maine (10-4)
6. Weber State (10-3)
7. COLGATE (10-2)
8. UC Davis (10-3)
9. Princeton (10-0)
10. James Madison (9-4)
11. North Carolina A&T (10-2)
12. Wofford (9-4)
13. Jacksonville State (9-4)
14. Nicholls (9-4)
15. Dartmouth (9-1)
16. Southeast Missouri State (9-4)
17. Montana State (8-5)
18. Stony Brook (7-5)
19. Elon (6-5)
20. San Diego (9-3)
21. East Tennessee State (8-4)
22. Towson (7-5)
23. Delaware (7-5)
24. Duquesne (9-4)
25. Indiana State (7-4)
 
2018 STATS FCS Media/SID Final Poll
1. North Dakota State (15-0)
2. Eastern Washington (12-3)
3. South Dakota State (10-3)
4. Maine (10-4)
5. Kennesaw State (11-2)
6. Weber State (10-3)
7. UC Davis (10-3)
8. COLGATE (10-2)
9. James Madison (9-4)
10. Jacksonville State (9-4)
11. Princeton (10-0)
12. North Carolina A&T (10-2)
13. Wofford (9-4)
14. Nicholls (9-4)
15. Southeast Missouri State (9-4)
16. Stony Brook (7-5)
17. Montana State (8-5)
18. Dartmouth (9-1)
19. Elon (6-5)
20. Towson (7-5)
21. Duquesne (9-4)
22. East Tennessee State (8-4)
23. Northern Iowa (7-6)
24. Delaware (7-5)
25. San Diego (9-3)