| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Team: | Colgate Raiders |
| Conference: | Patriot League |
| Short Conf: | Patriot |
| Record: | 4–8 |
| Conf Record: | 3–3 |
| Head Coach: | Dan Hunt |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Off Coach: | Open |
| Def Coach: | Paul Shaffner |
| Dc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium |
The 2019 Colgate Raiders football team represents Colgate University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by sixth-year head coach Dan Hunt and play their home games at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium. They are a member of the Patriot League.
Listed in the order that they were released.
| Walter Payton Award[1] | Grant Breneman | QB | JR |
| Buck Buchanan Award[2] | Abu Daramy–Swaray | CB | SR |
| Nick Wheeler | DE | SR | |
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Raiders were picked to finish in first place, receiving 12 of 14 first-place votes.[3]
| 1 | Colgate | 72 (12) | |
| 2 | Holy Cross | 58 (2) | |
| 3 | Georgetown | 51 | |
| 4 | Fordham | 39 | |
| 5 | Lehigh | 38 | |
| 6 | Lafayette | 21 | |
| 7 | Bucknell | 15 |
The Raiders led the conference in selections, having ten players picked to the preseason All-Patriot League team. Additionally, Quarterback Grant Breneman was selected as the 2019 Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman Nick Wheeler was selected as the 2019 Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.[3]
Offense
Grant Breneman – QB
Alex Mathews – RB
Nick Diaco – TE
Jack Badovinac – OL
Jovaun Woolford – OLDefense
Nick Wheeler – DL
Nick Ioanilli – LB
Abu Daramy–Swaray – DBSpecial teams
Chris Puzzi – PK
Abu Daramy–Swaray – RS
See also: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team.
See also: 2019 Air Force Falcons football team.
See also: 2019 Maine Black Bears football team.
See also: 2019 Dartmouth Big Green football team.
See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team.
See also: 2019 Bucknell Bison football team.
See also: 2019 Cornell Big Red football team and Colgate–Cornell football rivalry.
See also: 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team.
See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team.
See also: 2019 Fordham Rams football team.
See also: 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team.