FCS

Colgate

Raiders · Patriot

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#30

Among 128 teams · ▼4 since Week 7

Record

4-4

4-3 vs. FCS

Power rating

+2.39

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−0.88

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Colgate is 4-4 and ranks No. 30 of 128 FCS teams, down 4 spots from Week 7. Its +2.4 power rating is 11.9 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 40th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 5.0 wins against it; Colgate is 1.0 behind, 53rd in résumé rank.

Best win: 20–7 over Cornell. Worst loss: 17–27 to Georgetown as a 91% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 11, after Week 6.

Next: at home against William & Mary on Sat, Oct 31. Colgate is a 22.6-point favorite with an 88% chance to win.

Next game

Colgate by 22.6

Colgate 88% · William & Mary 12%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 21 after Week 1 to No. 30 after Week 8.120Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#30
Week 8: No. 30 · +2.39 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 121+6.58
Week 228+2.49
Week 315+6.01
Week 418+6.08
Week 515+6.72
Week 611+7.50
Week 726+3.59
Week 830+2.39

Game results

8 games · 2026
Colgate results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Richmond #50
L6–1357%−0.22
L17–27Upset91%−5.34
at Harvard #3
L17–2042%+13.16
at Villanova #66
W28–2177%−3.32
W20–7—+3.97
L10–13—−1.98
W35–10—−3.99
at Fordham #114
W24–14—−11.01
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Patriot
Patriot power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
13down 36-2
+6.52
#19−4.06+14.4
30down 44-4
+2.39
#53−0.88+4.0
50up 26-2
−0.22
#23−4.81-3.5
66up 124-4
−3.32
#66−4.31-3.4
68up 173-5
−3.99
#73−1.35-6.9
81down 83-4
−5.34
#68−2.59-5.7
82up 83-4
−5.42
#80−5.77-5.9
113down 13-5
−10.87
#95−3.75-14.9
114down 82-7
−11.01
#116−0.91-15.4
119down 41-7
−14.54
#121−4.80-16.8