MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Colgate's first FBS win in more than two decades didn't happen – but it was oh so close.
The Raiders' fourth-quarter lead slipped away late Saturday afternoon as Central Michigan answered with a touchdown in the closing minutes, handing the Raiders a 13-10 defeat at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
Colgate's final drive sparked hope when Danny Shaban ripped off a 17-yard run with 2:00 remaining. Facing 3rd-and-long shortly after, Kam Phillips extended the drive with a spectacular diving catch along the sideline—toe-tapping one foot in bounds at midfield with 1:19 left.
The Raiders pushed inside the Central Michigan 25-yard line, but a costly holding penalty stalled the momentum before an interception on the final play sealed the Chippewas' comeback.
Shaban led the ground game with 88 rushing yards on 22 carries while adding three receptions for 12 yards. Phillips topped the receiving unit with three catches for 43 yards, and Jake Stearney finished 16-of-31 for 124 passing yards, a rushing touchdown, and two interceptions.
Trooper Price anchored a relentless Raiders defense that held Central Michigan in check for most of the afternoon, racking up a game-high 13 tackles. Justin Tedim, Tymir Wynn, and Justyn Toler recorded seven tackles apiece, with Tedim and Paul-Marie Dogui accounting for two of Colgate's three sacks.
Moments of the Game
- Q1 (5:17) | Central Michigan marched 37 yards on 11 plays, but a missed 29-yard field goal wide right kept the game scoreless toward the latter stages of the opening stanza.
- Q2 (11:48) | Christian Magliacano's second interception of the season set up an 11-play, 42-yard drive, capped by a 3-yard Stearney touchdown plunge to put Colgate ahead 7-0.
- Q2 (3:35) | Central Michigan recovered a fumble at the Colgate 32-yard line, but a third-down sack by Tedim knocked the Chippewas out of field-goal range.
- Q2 (0:30) | Reece Allan's interception staged a late scoring drive, capped by a 48-yard Luke Vogeler field goal to send the Raiders into halftime with a 10-0 lead.
- Q3 (8:52) | Central Michigan's opening drive of the second half stalled after back-to-back sacks, headlined by a Dogui strip-sack recovered by Adam DeSantis.
- Q3 (0:24) | Angel Flores broke the shutout bid with a 50-yard touchdown run on 4th-and-1, but Joe Kelly blocked the extra-point attempt to preserve a 10-6 Colgate lead heading into the fourth quarter.
- Q4 (7:29) | Central Michigan pulled ahead on a six-yard touchdown rush by Vaughn Blue, giving the Chippewas their first lead of the afternoon at 13-10.
- Q4 (1:19) | Phillips hauled in a 25-yard catch on 3rd-and-10 to push Colgate into Chippewa territory, but a late turnover sealed the victory for Central Michigan.
Game Notes
- Kam Phillips set career highs with three receptions for 43 receiving yards.
- Winston Moore led the Raiders with five receptions on a team-high 12 targets.
- Jake Stearney recorded his second rushing touchdown of the season.
- Colgate has logged multiple interceptions in back-to-back games, bringing its Patriot League-leading total to five picks on the year.
- Central Michigan's fourth-quarter touchdown marked the first points allowed by the Colgate defense in the final stanza this season.
- Luke Vogeler's 48-yard field goal marked a season long, coming just three yards shy of his career-high 51-yarder at Akron in September 2024. He is now 7-of-11 on field goal attempts from 40–49 yards.
Up Next
Colgate (2-1) returns home for Family Weekend, hosting intrastate rival Cornell for the 107th all-time meeting against the Big Red. Kickoff from Andy Kerr Stadium next Saturday is 1 p.m.
