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Villanova 21Colgate RaidersHead coach Neil Wheelwright
75 Overall rating steady
Neil Wheelwright has led Colgate since 1968, going 228-198-4 across 53 seasons with 39 bowl trips.
- Record since 1968
- 228-198-4
- Seasons
- 53
- Bowl trips
- 39
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme5
Defensive scheme10
Game planning8
Situational management20
Leadership & results
Comeback factor16
Underdog edge8
Recent form10
Win rate10
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Neil Wheelwright's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Colgate record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4-1 | Partial record |
| 2025 | 5-7 | Partial record |
| 2024 | 2-10 | Partial record |
| 2023 | 6-5 | Partial record |
| 2022 | 3-8 | Partial record |
| 2021 | 5-6 | Partial record |
| 2020 | 0-2 | Partial record |
| 2019 | 4-8 | Partial record |
| 2018 | 10-2 | Partial record |
| 2017 | 7-4 | Partial record |
| 2016 | 5-5 | Partial record |
| 2015 | 9-5 | Partial record |
| 2014 | 5-7 | Partial record |
| 2013 | 4-8 | Partial record |
| 2012 | 8-4 | Partial record |
| 2011 | 5-6 | Partial record |
| 2010 | 7-4 | Partial record |
| 2009 | 9-2 | Partial record |
| 2008 | 9-3 | Partial record |
| 2007 | 7-3 | Partial record |
| 2006 | 4-7 | Partial record |
| 2005 | 8-4 | Partial record |
| 2004 | 7-4 | Partial record |
| 2003 | 12-0 | Partial record |
| 2000 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1998 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1997 | 0-2 | Partial record |
| 1995 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1993 | 0-3 | Partial record |
| 1992 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1991 | 0-2 | Partial record |
| 1990 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1989 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1988 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1987 | 1-2 | Partial record |
| 1985 | 0-2 | Partial record |
| 1984 | 0-2 | Partial record |
| 1983 | 2-2 | Partial record |
| 1982 | 1-2 | Partial record |
| 1981 | 7-3 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 5-4-1 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 5-4-1 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 3-8 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 10-1 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 8-2 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 6-4 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 4-6 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 5-5 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 5-4-1 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 6-4 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 5-6 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 5-3-1 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 5-5 | No bowl |
Records with Colgate since 1968, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
Colgate games under Neil Wheelwright
Result
Season
FINAL September 26, 2026
Colgate 28 : 21 Villanova
28 : 21 Villanova FINAL September 19, 2026
Cornell 
7 : 20 Colgate
7 : 20 Colgate FINAL November 15, 2025
Lehigh 
27 : 7 Colgate
27 : 7 Colgate FINAL November 8, 2025
Colgate 42 : 59
Lafayette
42 : 59 Lafayette FINAL November 1, 2025
Merrimack 
20 : 23 Colgate
20 : 23 Colgate FINAL October 18, 2025
Colgate 17 : 21
Georgetown
17 : 21 Georgetown FINAL October 11, 2025
Richmond 
24 : 19 Colgate
24 : 19 Colgate FINAL October 4, 2025
Colgate 41 : 21 Cornell
41 : 21 Cornell FINAL September 12, 2025
Colgate 24 : 66
Syracuse
24 : 66 Syracuse FINAL September 6, 2025
Colgate 17 : 24 Villanova
17 : 24 Villanova FINAL August 29, 2025
Monmouth 
42 : 39 Colgate
42 : 39 Colgate FINAL November 16, 2024
Colgate 17 : 45 Lehigh
17 : 45 Lehigh FINAL November 9, 2024
Lafayette 21 : 20 Colgate
21 : 20 Colgate FINAL October 26, 2024
Colgate 17 : 51 Merrimack
17 : 51 Merrimack FINAL October 19, 2024
Georgetown 28 : 38 Colgate
28 : 38 Colgate FINAL September 28, 2024
Colgate 17 : 27
Pennsylvania
17 : 27 Pennsylvania FINAL September 21, 2024
Cornell 24 : 41 Colgate
24 : 41 Colgate FINAL September 7, 2024
Villanova 28 : 3 Colgate
28 : 3 Colgate FINAL August 30, 2024
Colgate 14 : 17
Maine
14 : 17 Maine Colgate 28 Villanova 21 Cornell 7 Colgate 20 Lehigh 27 Colgate 7 Colgate 42 Lafayette 59 Merrimack 20 Colgate 23 Colgate 17 Georgetown 21 Richmond 24 Colgate 19 Colgate 41 Cornell 21 Colgate 24 Syracuse 66 Colgate 17 Villanova 24 Monmouth 42 Colgate 39 Colgate 17 Lehigh 45 Lafayette 21 Colgate 20 Colgate 17 Merrimack 51 Georgetown 28 Colgate 38 Colgate 17 Pennsylvania 27 Cornell 24 Colgate 41 Villanova 28 Colgate 3 Colgate 14 Maine 17No games match these filters.
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