A Central New York rivalry dating back to 1896 will have its 103rd chapter written when Cornell visits Colgate on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton. Two of the winningest programs in the history of college football will be looking to pick up their second victories of the young season in a series that is one of the oldest and fiercest in the Northeast.  

• The Raiders are off to a 1-3 start after last weekend's 35-10 loss to nationally ranked Holy Cross.
• Colgate owns a win at Maine (21-18) and losses at Penn (25-14) and Stanford (41-10).
• After a bye week following Colgate's matchup with the Big Red, Colgate will play a second BCS opponent this fall when it visits Army.
• Quarterback Michael Brescia directs the offense and paces the team in rushing (177 yards, four touchdowns) and passing (382 yards), with Garrett Oakley (15 receptions for 147 yards) and Max Hurleman (nine receptions for 108 yards , 177 rushing yards) also playing big roles.
• Tyler Flick has a team-high 32 tackles and Mikey Jarmolowich has recorded 25 with Jackson Price picking off two passes for the defense.
• Shelby Pruett is averaging 42.9 yards on 29 punts, while Spencer Biscoe has connected on 4-of-6 field goals and all five PAT attempts.
• Second-year head coach Stan Dakosty, a 2005 Colgate graduate, has been a part of seven Patriot League championship teams as a player or assistant coach and helped the 2021 Raiders to a second-place conference finish after being picked seventh in the preseason.
 

The Series

• Cornell and Colgate will be meeting for the 103rd time dating back to the first contest in 1896 with the Big Red holding a narrow 50-49-3 edge. 
• 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 32 of the last 42 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 then won three straight before the Big Red's 34-20 triumph last fall in Ithaca.
 

Cornell vs. The Patriot League

• Cornell has a 133-86-7 record against the seven current members of the Patriot League football conference, including a 50-49-3 edge against Colgate.
• The Big Red has advantages over five of the other seven conference schools: Bucknell (43-15), Fordham (4-3-0), Holy Cross (5-0-0), Lafayette (14-8-2) and Lehigh (15-9-2).
• The series with Georgetown (2-2) is even.
• This is the first of two scheduled matchups with Patriot opponents in 2022, with the Big Red scheduled to host Lehigh on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Schoellkopf Field.
 

2022 Colgate Football Head Coach

Head Coach: Stan Dakosty (Colgate '05)
     Record at Colgate: 6-9, 2nd season
     Overall Record: 6-9, 2nd season
 

2022 Colgate Football Information

2022 Captain: C.J. Gaughan, Michael Brescia
2021 Record: 5-6
     Home/Away/Neutral: 3-2/2-4/0-0
2021 Patriot League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
Starters Returning/Lost: 12/10
Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4
Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6
 

Colgate Football Historical Information

First Year of Football: 1890
Overall All-Time Record: 666-509-50 (.564)
Overall Patriot League Record: 127-69-1 (.647)