One of the oldest rivalries in college football will take center stage as Central New York rivals Cornell and Colgate, both desperate to get back in the win column, meet for the 101st time as part of the 150th anniversary of the sport. The squads will meet in game one of the Big Red's three-game home stand on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 1:30 p.m. at Schoellkopf Field.

• After opening the season 9-0 and ultimately making an appearance in the NCAA quarterfinals a year ago, Colgate is 0-7 this year (0-2 Patriot).
• Colgate was picked to three-peat in the Patriot League in the preseason poll.
• The Raiders have losses to FCS powers Villanova, William & Mary and Maine, FBS's Air Force and unbeaten Dartmouth.
• Quarterback Grant Brenneman, the Preseason Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, is completing 62 percent of his passes for 699 yards and a pair of touchdowns while running for another.
• Malik Twyman (270 yards, four touchdowns) and Alex Mathews (215 yards, one touchdown) have earned the majority of carries for the Raiders, while Garrett Oakley has been the big target with 31 receptions for 433 yards.
• Preseason Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year Nick Wheeler has 12 tackles for loss and six sacks along with a forced fumble over seven games this season.
• Collin Heard has a pair of interceptions and Nicholas Ioanilli has been credited with 56 tackles.
• Punter Barney Amor is averaging 42.7 yards with nine punts inside the 20 and William Gruber is posting 22.5 yards per kickoff return to pace the special teams.
• Under sixth-year head coach Dan Hunt, a longtime Colgate assistant, the Raiders have gone 36-30 (24-8 in Patriot League play) and won the 2015, 2017 and 2018 conference titles.
• Hunt is a three-time Patriot League Coach of the Year.
 

The Series

• Cornell and Colgate will be meeting for the 101st time dating back to the first contest in 1896 with the Big Red holding a narrow 49-48-3 lead.
• The Big Red owned the early series, going 13-0-1 in the first 14 games (1896-1911), while also posting nine and seven-game win streaks before 1951.
• Colgate has had the better of the series since 1975, capturing 31 of the last 40 meetings, including 10 straight (1993-2005) before the Big Red commenced on a two-game win streak.
• The Raiders had won seven consecutive contests prior to the Big Red's epic 39-38 comeback in Hamilton, N.Y. in 2016, the Big Red's first road win at Colgate since 1992.
• The Raiders have won two straight, including last year's 31-0 victory in Hamilton, N.Y.
 

2019 Colgate Football Head Coach

Head Coach: Dan Hunt (Springfield '92)
     Record at Colgate: 36-30, 6th season
     Overall Record: 36-30, 6th season
 

2019 Colgate Football Information

2019 Captains: Grant Breneman, Aidan Gaertner, Jovaun Woolford
2018 Record: 10-2
     Home/Away/Neutral: 5-0/5-2/0-0
2018 Patriot League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
Starters Returning/Lost: 14/10
Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4
Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5
 

Colgate Football Historical Information

First Year of Football: 1890
Overall All-Time Record: 656-495-50 (.567)
Overall Patriot League Record: 119-64-1 (.649)