2021 Colgate Raiders football team

2021 Colgate Raiders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–6 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Stan Dakosty (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Brent Bassham (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Terry Dow (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Shaffner (9th season)
Home stadium	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium

2021 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Holy Cross $^		6	–	0					10	–	3
Colgate		5	–	1					5	–	6
Fordham		4	–	2					6	–	5
Lehigh		3	–	3					3	–	8
Lafayette		2	–	4					3	–	8
Georgetown		1	–	5					2	–	8
Bucknell		0	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Raiders, led by 1st-year head coach Stan Dakosty, played their home games at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium as a member of the Patriot League.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	L 0–51	28,991
September 11	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook*	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY		L 3–24	3,544
September 18	1:00 p.m.	William & Mary*	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	ESPN+	L 7–27	1,165
September 25	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY		W 30–3	2,684
October 2	12:30 p.m.	at Georgetown	Cooper Field Washington, DC	ESPN+	W 28–21	1,613
October 9	12:30 p.m.	at Brown*	Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	L 10–31	2,620
October 15	7:00 p.m.	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+	L 20–34	2,294
October 23	5:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross	Polar Park Worcester, MA	ESPN+	L 10–42	9,508
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	ESPN+	W 33–10	1,505
November 13	12:30 p.m.	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	ESPN+	W 20–13	2,296
November 20	1:00 p.m.	Fordham	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	ESPN+	W 45–31	1,312
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time