| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Team: | Colgate Raiders |
| Conference: | Patriot League |
| Short Conf: | Patriot |
| Statsrank: | 17 |
| Fcscoachrank: | 13 |
| Record: | 9–5 |
| Conf Record: | 6–0 |
| Head Coach: | Dan Hunt |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Chris Young |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Paul Shaffner |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium |
| Champion: | Patriot League champion |
| Bowl: | FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal |
| Bowl Result: | L 21–48 vs. Sam Houston State |
The 2015 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Colgate University is a member of the Patriot League, an athletic conference of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The team played their home games at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium (capacity: 10,221).
The Raiders were led by second-year head coach Dan Hunt and team captains Cameron Buttermore (a three-year starter at Inside Linebacker), John Weber (a two-year starter at Offensive Tackle) and Victor Steffen (suffered season-ending injury in second game of season) (Defensive Lineman), and finished the season with an overall 9–5 record (and an undefeated 6-0 in Patriot League play), winning the Patriot League championship game at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium (capacity: 10,221) against Lehigh University football team, earning the Patriot League's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and beginning a deep run into the FCS Playoffs, defeating New Hampshire and James Madison before losing to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinal round (Final 8) of the FCS Playoffs.
2015 Colgate Football ScheduleSept. 5 at Navy NoonSept. 12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 p.m.Sept. 19 YALE (Homecoming) 1 p.m.Sept. 26 at Holy Cross * TBAOct. 2 at Cornell 7 p.m.Oct. 10 at Princeton TBAOct. 17 at Georgetown * TBAOct. 31 FORDHAM * (Family Weekend) 1 p.m.Nov. 7 at Lafayette * TBANov. 14 LEHIGH * 1 p.m.Nov. 21 BUCKNELL * 1 p.m.
Pre-Season poll: 2015 Patriot League Football1. Fordham 66 points (10 first-place votes)2. Bucknell 63 points (4 first-place votes)3. COLGATE 48 points 4. Lafayette 44 points 5. Lehigh 31 points 6. Holy Cross 29 points 7. Georgetown 13 points