| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Colgate Raiders |
| Conference: | Patriot League |
| Short Conf: | Patriot |
| Statsrank: | 8 |
| Fcscoachrank: | 7 |
| Record: | 10–2 |
| Conf Record: | 6–0 |
| Head Coach: | Dan Hunt |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Chris Young |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Def Coach: | Paul Shaffner |
| Dc Year: | 6th |
| Stadium: | Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium |
| Champion: | Patriot League champion |
| Bowl: | FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals |
The 2018 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Hunt and played their home games at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 10–2, 6–0 in Patriot League play to be Patriot League champions. They received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated James Madison in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to North Dakota State. Following the season, they were awarded the Lambert Division I FCS Cup by the Eastern College Athletic Conference and the Metropolitan New York Football Writers, signifying the Raiders as the best team in the East in Division I FCS.[1]
| Buck Buchanan Award[2] | Nick Wheeler | DE | JR |
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Raiders predicted to finish as Patriot League champions.[3]
| 1 | Colgate | 71 (11) | |
| 2 | Lehigh | 63 (3) | |
| 3 | Fordham | 45 | |
| 4 | Holy Cross | 40 | |
| T–5 | Bucknell | 31 | |
| T–5 | Lafayette | 31 | |
| 7 | Georgetown | 13 |
The Raiders placed ten players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.
Offense
James Holland, Jr. – RB
Thomas Ives – WR
Max Hartzman – OL
Jovaun Woolford – OLDefense
Nick Wheeler – DL
T.J. Holl – LB
Tyler Castillo – DB
Abu Daramy-Swaray – DB
Alec Wisniewski – DBSpecial teams
Chris Puzzi – K
See also: 2018 Holy Cross Crusaders football team.
See also: 2018 New Hampshire Wildcats football team.
See also: 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team.
See also: 2018 Bucknell Bison football team.
See also: 2018 Cornell Big Red football team and Colgate–Cornell football rivalry.
See also: 2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team.
See also: 2018 Fordham Rams football team.
See also: 2018 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team.
See also: 2018 Army Black Knights football team.
See also: 2018 James Madison Dukes football team.
See also: 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team.