FOOTBALL GAME CENTRAL

THIS WEEK
Sat., Oct. 30 – at Lehigh (Bethlehem, Pa.), 12:37 p.m.

The Colgate Raiders (4-3, 1-1) will travel to Lehigh (5-2, 1-0) on Saturday, Oct. 30. Kickoff is set for 12:37 p.m. and will be broadcast live on Service Electric 2 Sports.

THE SERIES
This will be the 49th meeting between Colgate and Lehigh, with the Raiders leading the all-time series 27-19-2. Colgate won last season 27-20 in Hamilton, and has won the last three matchups.

THE COACHES
Colgate head coach Dick Biddle, who has the most wins in school history, is in his 15th season at the helm of the Raiders. His overall record is 117-54, and is 8-6 against Lehigh. Biddle has won eight or more games in seven seasons during his career.

Lehigh head coach Andy Coen is in his fifth season with the Mountain Hawks and has compiled an overall mark of 25-26 and is 1-3 against Colgate.

VOTE FOR BIDDLE
Colgate head coach Dick Biddle is up for the 2010 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award voted on by fans. The award provides each coach with $50,000 to donate to the charity or charities of his choice, as well as a $20,000 grant to donate to his school's alumni association. Fans can vote for coach Biddle at www.coachoftheyear.com or at www.gocolgateraiders.com.

LEHIGH NOTEBOOK
The Mountain Hawks (5-2, 1-0) are coming off a win over Bucknell 32-10 and are the only undefeated team remaining in the Patriot League.

Lehigh is led on offense by wide receiver Ryan Spadola and quarterback Chris Lum. Spadola, the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week, has 40 receptions for 582 yards and six touchdowns for the season, and is 20th in the country with 83.1 receiving yards per game. Spadola has excelled in the past two weeks after making 14 catches for 206 yards and three scores on Oct. 16 at Harvard. Lum completed 19-of-33 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns without an interception against Bucknell.

The Lehigh defense recorded three sacks and two interceptions, with Jarard Cribbs notching his Patriot League-leading fifth of the year. Cribbs is the first Patriot Leaguer with five interceptions since the 2005 season. Lehigh held a 181-40 edge in rushing yardage and a 466-195 advantage in total offense against Bucknell.

EACHUS NAMED TO WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST
Junior running back Nate Eachus has joined the race for the 2010 Walter Payton Award, sponsored by Fathead.com. The Payton Award is in its 24th season and is the Football Championship Subdivision's top individual honor.

Eachus leads the nation with 167.3 yards per game this year, nearly 14 yards per game ahead of his closest competitor. Eachus has 1,171 yards and 14 touchdowns for the season. He has also caught 12 passes for 115 yards, which ranks second on the team.

CAREER RUSHING CHART
Tailback Nate Eachus, a two-time All-Patriot First Team selection, is climbing up the Colgate record books where he is fourth in rushing touchdowns (40) and fifth in rushing yards (3,022). He is just the fifth running back in Colgate history to amass more then 3,000 yards rushing.

SULLIVAN BREAKS PATRIOT LEAGUE RUSHING RECORD
Senior quarterback Greg Sullivan recently broke the Patriot League record for most rushing yards gained by a quarterback in a career with 2,153.

Sullivan is second on the team and Patriot League in rushing this season averaging 71.0 yards per game. Sullivan is also just 69 yards shy of becoming the all-time rushing quarterback in school history.

COLGATE DOING IT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL
Despite the loss on Saturday, Colgate continues to sit among the national statistical leaders on both sides of the ball. The Raiders are second in the nation with 285 rushing yards per game, and fourth in pass defense at 142.1 yards per contest. They are 15th in both total offense and total defense. Colgate also continues to lead the nation in time of possession at 37:09.

SULLIVAN SEMI-FINALIST FOR WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY
Senior quarterback Greg Sullivan has been named a semi-finalist for the 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy. The National Football Foundation gives the award, formerly known as the Draddy Trophy, to a premier scholar-athlete in college football.

Sullivan, who was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the second straight year last season, is one of 28 semi-finalists named from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

DIMASSA IS A TACKLING MACHINE
Senior linebacker Chris DiMassa is currently second in the Patriot League in tackling with a total of 66, which equals 9.6 per game. The last Raider to lead the league in tackling was Mike Gallihugh with 123 in 2007.

600 AND COUNTING
The Colgate football team became just the 15th program in FCS history to reach 600 wins after dismantling Cornell 44-3 on Saturday. The Raiders are also the ninth winningest program in the FCS over the last decade. Since 2000, Colgate has posted a recorded 86-38 and won four Patriot League titles.

BY THE NUMBERS
• Colgate has won 29 of its last 41 games.
• Colgate has won 67 of its last 87 Patriot League games.
• Colgate has won 30 of its last 45 games decided by nine points or less.
• Colgate has won 40 of its last 49 games at Andy Kerr Stadium.

THE BIDDLE ERA
Colgate head coach Dick Biddle is in his 15th season with the Raiders. Biddle has an overall mark of 117-54. He has achieved the best winning percentage (.691) of any Colgate coach with seven or more years at the helm of the Raiders. Biddle is also the first Colgate coach to ever record nine straight seasons with seven or more victories.

He has been named Patriot League Coach of the Year four times while guiding the Raiders to six Patriot League titles and six appearances in the FCS (formally I-AA) playoffs.

In 2003, Biddle was named the American Football Coaches Association Division I-AA National Coach of the Year after leading the Raiders to a 15-1 record, and to the national championship game of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

COLGATE VS. PATRIOT LEAGUE TEAMS UNDER BIDDLE
In the last 15 seasons, the Raiders are 67-19 against Patriot League teams under head coach Dick Biddle for a winning percentage of .793.

UP NEXT
Colgate will host Lafayette on Saturday, Nov. 6. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. at Andy Kerr Stadium, and will be broadcast live on Time Warner Cable Sports.