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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Who says Jake Melville can't throw.
 
The fleet-footed Colgate quarterback took to the airways here Saturday and passed for a school-record five TDs as the No. 23 Raiders whipped Yale 55-13.
 
Colgate scored its most points against the Bulldogs in a series dating to 1909, and Saturday's 42-point win was the largest Raider margin of victory since a 46-3 triumph at Fordham in 2006.
 
Melville finished 22-of-32 for 315 yards and five touchdowns against just one interception. The Raider offense had a 300-yard passer, a 100-yard rusher (James Holland 110) and a 100-yard receiver (John Maddaluna III 147) in the same game for the first time since 2012.
 
And defense? Colgate held Yale to 12 rushing yards, intercepted four passes and sacked Bulldog quarterbacks five times for a combined minus-36 yards.
 
Bottom Line
• Colgate 55, Yale 13

Won-Lost Records
• Colgate improved to 1-1.
• Yale starts the 2016 season 0-1.

Quick Rundown
• Yale scored 10 of its 13 points off turnovers, with both of those scoring drives starting inside the Colgate 25.
• Other than that, it was all Raiders.
• After going down 7-0, Colgate put together scoring drives of 7, 4 and 1 to take a 21-7 lead by the end of the first quarter.
• The Raiders tallied double-figures in all four periods and posted a second-half shutout.
 
Facts & Figures
• Colgate's senior class hadn't had the pleasure of a victory over the Bulldogs. The previous Raider win in this series was 47-24 here four years ago.
• Nick Diaco and Nick Martinsen (2 TDs) tallied their first career touchdowns.
• Maddaluna's 147 receiving yards were a career high, capped by a 39-yard TD catch. He added an 8-yard end around to score his first collegiate rushing touchdown.
• Pat Afriyie had two sacks in the game and now 16 for his career. That's tied for sixth on the all-time Raider chart.
• Trent Williams in his second career start posted two sacks, another TFL and his first collegiate interception. One sack, on fourth down, set up a Colgate TD on the next play. The pick set up a Raider field goal.
• Kyle Diener intercepted his first pass since he had three in 2014. Tyler Castillo and T.J. Holl also had picks.
• Martinsen finished with five catches for 69 yards and his two TDs. Alex Greenawalt added three for 25 and a score right before the half.
• Keyon Washington in his first tailback appearance rushed 12 times for 75 yards. The former safety nearly scored but was just tripped up on a 37-yard scamper.
 
More Key Info
• Saturday's result matched Yale's worst home loss in 144 years of football.
• Diener and Williams tied for the team tackle lead with five apiece. Yale's Hayden Carlson was the game leader with 14.
• Colgate had a 243-12 edge in rushing yards and a 558-188 advantage in total yards.
• The last time Colgate's offense produced a 300-100-100 combo was in a 57-36 win over Georgetown back in 2012. That afternoon, Gavin McCarney threw for 377 and rushed for 133, Jordan McCord rushed for 154 and Dan Cason posted 173 receiving yards.
• The previous Colgate record for passing TDs in a game was four, held by several players. Current Raiders assistant coach Greg Sullivan was the most recent to throw four, back in 2009 against Lehigh.
• Josh Cerra punted four times, and three pinned Yale inside the 20 against no touchbacks.
• If not for Carlson, Yale really would have had a rough day.
• Carlson's 48-yard interception return set up the only Bulldogs touchdown, and his kickoff fumble recovery set up another three points. He also put a lick on Melville that sent the Colgate QB to the sidelines for one play.

Melville Sidelined, Briefly
• Midway in the second quarter, Melville rushed for 8 yards but was hit hard by Yale's Carlson.
• On came backup QB Sage Attwood, who rushed for a first down.
• Melville was back on the field for the next play and hit Maddaluna for 32 yards over the middle.
• Three plays later, Holland swept around right end for a TD and a 28-13 lead.
 
Turning Point
• Yale needed only two plays after the Carlson interception to go on top 7-0.
• But Colgate answered with three straight TD scoring drives to take a 21-7 lead.
• Melville hit Diaco for 22 yards and Martinsen for 55, sandwiched around Maddaluna's sweeping TD.
 
From the Sources
• Colgate head coach Dan Hunt: (Opening statement) "Obviously, I'm happy with how we played today. There still were a couple of mistakes in the special teams game that we can fix, but we did a really nice job. We had the interception on the first drive, but our kids were able to bounce back. And defensively, the success we were having allowed us to be a lot more aggressive on offense."
 
Listen to the rest of Coach Hunt's, Jake Melville's and Pat Afriyie's press conference comments HERE.
 
• Colgate quarterback Jake Melville: (On his day) "We had to battle a little bit of adversity but throughout the whole game, the wide receivers played great, the line gave me a ton of time and it was just my job to get them the ball. I can't say enough about the O-line. I was pretty clean the whole game."
 
Listen to the rest of Melville's comments HERE.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at the Yale Bowl was 8,493.
• Colgate and Yale are 4-4 against each other in their last eight meetings.
 
Up Next
• Colgate completes its opening series of three straight road games with a trip to No. 2 Richmond. 
• The Spiders were upset 42-14 Saturday at Stony Brook. 
• Kickoff next Saturday is 3:30 p.m.