2003 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

College football game the Division I-AA (now FCS) championship game the Division I-A (now FBS) championship game 2003 Fiesta Bowl August 2023 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship I-AA National Championship Game 2003 NCAA Division I-AA 2003 December 19 Colgate University Colgate Raiders 15–0 Patriot League Dick Biddle 6 4 0 0 0 0 University of Delaware Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 14–1 Atlantic 10 K. C. Keeler 3 2 13 7 14 6 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee Mike Purcell (Ohio Valley) 14,281 ESPN2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWfeln0BRHw Colgate Delaware Football 2003 1st Half 1AA Championship September 16, 2015 February 2, 2019 YouTube Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Mike Golic (color), Rod Gilmore (color), Rob Stone (sideline) 2002 2004 The 2003 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and the Colgate Raiders. The game was played on December 19, 2003, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Delaware, 40–0. Teams The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2003 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket. Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 2003 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team Delaware finished their regular season with an 11–1 record (8–1 in conference). Their only loss was to Northeastern, while one of their wins was over Navy of Division I-A. The Fightin' Blue Hens, seeded second in the tournament, defeated Southern Illinois, Northern Iowa, and third-seed Wofford to reach the final. This was the second appearance for Delaware in a Division I-AA championship game, having lost in 1982. Colgate Raiders 2003 Colgate Raiders football team Colgate finished their regular season with a 12–0 record (7–0 in conference).http://cfbinfo.com/team/colgate-raiders/2003 Colgate Raiders, 2003 Schedule cfbinfo.com February 3, 2019 February 4, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190204174423/http://cfbinfo.com/team/colgate-raiders/2003 dead The Raiders, seeded fourth in the tournament, defeated UMass, Western Illinois, and Florida Atlantic to reach the final. This was the first appearance for Colgate in a Division I-AA championship game. Game summary Scoring summary COLG DEL 1 7:29 DEL 8 60 2:37 RushTD Antawn Jenkins 3 good Brad Shushman 0 7 1 2:35 DEL 5 34 2:14 RushTD Germaine Bennett 1 no good (hit left upright) Shushman 0 13 2 14:55 DEL 5 18 1:56 RecTD David Boler Andy Hall 5 good Shushman 0 20 3 7:30 DEL 5 28 2:35 RecTD Boler Hall 9 good Shushman 0 27 3 2:52 DEL 8 62 3:37 RushTD Bennett 1 good Shushman 0 34 4 12:22 DEL 7 58 3:40 RushTD Jenkins 2 no good (wide left) Shushman 0 40 0 40 http://athletics.colgate.edu/Football/archives/2003season/03stats/GAME16.HTM Colgate vs DELAWARE colgate.edu December 19, 2003 February 2, 2019 November 21, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081121143832/http://athletics.colgate.edu/football/archives/2003season/03stats/GAME16.HTM dead https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27961635/game_statistics/ Game statistics The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware C8 December 20, 2003 February 2, 2019 newspapers.com Game statistics No. 4 Raiders 0 0 0 0 No. 2 Fighting' Blue Hens 13 7 14 6 Colgate Raiders COLG Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens DEL 10 54–157 32–46 111 10–22–0 23:23 20 75–348 55–165 183 12–20–0 34:40 Colgate Raiders Colgate Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Chris Brown 9–21, 94 yds Jamal Branch 20–55 Luke Graham 4 rec, 32 yds Andy Hall 12–20, 183 yds, 2 TD Germaine Bennett 20–60, 2 TD David Boler 6 rec, 91 yds, 2 TD References Further reading https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/20/sports/college-football-colgate-s-bid-for-perfection-hits-wall.html Colgate's Bid for Perfection Hits Wall Pete Thamel Pete Thamel The New York Times December 20, 2003 February 2, 2019 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28081055/division_iaa_poll/ Division I-AA Poll The Sports Network The Times Shreveport, Louisiana 2C November 28, 2003 February 5, 2019 newspapers.com External links Colgate Delaware Football 2003 1st Half 1AA Championship via YouTube Colgate Delaware Football 2003 2nd Half 1AA Championship via YouTube Championship Game Category:21st century in Chattanooga, Tennessee Category:NCAA Division I Football Championship Games Category:Colgate Raiders football games Category:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football games Category:College football in Tennessee Category:American football competitions in Chattanooga, Tennessee NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game