Post by rgs318 on Oct 21, 2019 10:52:32 GMT -5
And now, back to the Patriot League!
Colgate is currently defending PL Champion and owner of a record of 1-7. They are 0-2 in the PL with losses to Lehigh and to Bucknell. Their one win was in their last game against Cornell.
From the Colgate website:
ITHACA, N.Y. – Colgate Football needed a little bit of somehow and a lot more of some way, and the Raiders got it here Saturday at Schoellkopf Field. Colgate mixed in just enough flashes of brilliance to overcome the demons of an 0-7 season and post its first victory of 2019 in a 21-20 nail-biter over rival Cornell.
Trailing by one, Cornell took over at its own 18-yard line with 2:38 remaining. The Big Red converted a third-and-1 and then a fourth-and-5. A Raiders pass interference moved the ball to the Colgate 42. Then on fourth-and-3 from the Colgate 35, Cornell quarterback Richie Kenney threw low to Owen Peters and the Raiders were able to take a knee and run off the final 31 seconds. Colgate (1-7) was in the win-column once again!
This one had the makings of a comfortable Raiders victory – until disaster struck on the last play of the first half. It was just the kind of play that happens to a team down on its luck. Colgate led 14-3 after scoring twice in a 2½-minute span of late in the second quarter. The Raiders then regained possession and were knocking on the door for the knockout punch. But out of timeouts with 14 seconds left and facing second-and-goal at the Cornell 1, Raiders quarterback Grant Breneman was sacked from behind by Cornell's Jake Stebbins. Breneman fumbled and Cornell's Jelani Taylor scooped it up and raced 87 yards untouched for the stunning score. Instead of 21-3 or 17-3 – or even 14-3! – it was 14-10 and a ballgame.
Cornell (1-4) went ahead 17-14 on its second possession of the third quarter, only to have Colgate answer with a 78-yard march that culminated in Alex Mathews' 1-yard run that made it 21-17. Garrett Patla converted a 28-yard field goal with 13:49 remaining to complete the scoring. The teams traded punts until Colgate was able to get the defensive stop when the Raiders needed it most.
From the Source
• Colgate head coach Dan Hunt: (On the victory) "The team is really happy. Obviously, it's been a long time since our last win. There were still mistakes made today that we have to clean up. The nice thing is today, our mistakes weren't fatal. We were playing well enough on both sides of the ball to make a couple of mistakes and still have a chance to win, and ultimately win. The defense played well all game. They created turnovers and came up big when they had to. And then offensively, we got our run game going and established our identity a little bit. Our receivers made a bunch of really nice plays and runs after catches."
"The turnover right before halftime – that's as big of a gut-punch as you can give a team. But they were still positive at halftime and came out and fought hard. To have the defense on the field when we won the game is probably right. Again, we've got to get a lot better. But it's a lot easier practicing Monday after a win. I'm proud of the effort. They haven't felt sorry for themselves all year and they haven't stopped fighting all year. It's good to see them rewarded. "Both sides of the ball played to win. They were making plays, playing with energy, playing with passion, and that's the sign of a good locker room, good leadership and good culture that they show up and fight that hard even when the record is obviously not what we want it to be. But our record today is 1-0. That was our goal and that's what we got."
Colgate is currently defending PL Champion and owner of a record of 1-7. They are 0-2 in the PL with losses to Lehigh and to Bucknell. Their one win was in their last game against Cornell.
From the Colgate website:
ITHACA, N.Y. – Colgate Football needed a little bit of somehow and a lot more of some way, and the Raiders got it here Saturday at Schoellkopf Field. Colgate mixed in just enough flashes of brilliance to overcome the demons of an 0-7 season and post its first victory of 2019 in a 21-20 nail-biter over rival Cornell.
Trailing by one, Cornell took over at its own 18-yard line with 2:38 remaining. The Big Red converted a third-and-1 and then a fourth-and-5. A Raiders pass interference moved the ball to the Colgate 42. Then on fourth-and-3 from the Colgate 35, Cornell quarterback Richie Kenney threw low to Owen Peters and the Raiders were able to take a knee and run off the final 31 seconds. Colgate (1-7) was in the win-column once again!
This one had the makings of a comfortable Raiders victory – until disaster struck on the last play of the first half. It was just the kind of play that happens to a team down on its luck. Colgate led 14-3 after scoring twice in a 2½-minute span of late in the second quarter. The Raiders then regained possession and were knocking on the door for the knockout punch. But out of timeouts with 14 seconds left and facing second-and-goal at the Cornell 1, Raiders quarterback Grant Breneman was sacked from behind by Cornell's Jake Stebbins. Breneman fumbled and Cornell's Jelani Taylor scooped it up and raced 87 yards untouched for the stunning score. Instead of 21-3 or 17-3 – or even 14-3! – it was 14-10 and a ballgame.
Cornell (1-4) went ahead 17-14 on its second possession of the third quarter, only to have Colgate answer with a 78-yard march that culminated in Alex Mathews' 1-yard run that made it 21-17. Garrett Patla converted a 28-yard field goal with 13:49 remaining to complete the scoring. The teams traded punts until Colgate was able to get the defensive stop when the Raiders needed it most.
From the Source
• Colgate head coach Dan Hunt: (On the victory) "The team is really happy. Obviously, it's been a long time since our last win. There were still mistakes made today that we have to clean up. The nice thing is today, our mistakes weren't fatal. We were playing well enough on both sides of the ball to make a couple of mistakes and still have a chance to win, and ultimately win. The defense played well all game. They created turnovers and came up big when they had to. And then offensively, we got our run game going and established our identity a little bit. Our receivers made a bunch of really nice plays and runs after catches."
"The turnover right before halftime – that's as big of a gut-punch as you can give a team. But they were still positive at halftime and came out and fought hard. To have the defense on the field when we won the game is probably right. Again, we've got to get a lot better. But it's a lot easier practicing Monday after a win. I'm proud of the effort. They haven't felt sorry for themselves all year and they haven't stopped fighting all year. It's good to see them rewarded. "Both sides of the ball played to win. They were making plays, playing with energy, playing with passion, and that's the sign of a good locker room, good leadership and good culture that they show up and fight that hard even when the record is obviously not what we want it to be. But our record today is 1-0. That was our goal and that's what we got."