COLGATE
NAVY
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THE GAME
Saturday's game will be the seventh meeting on the gridiron between Navy and Colgate … Navy has won all six previous meetings, most recently a 42-35 decision in 1998 … All six previous games in the series have been played in Annapolis … Navy and Colgate compete in the Patriot League in most of their other varsity sports.
Dan Hunt (Springfield '92)
Colgate begins its 125th season of varsity football with its matchup against Navy … Head coach Dan Hunt is in his second year as the Raiders' head coach after serving as an assistant with the program since 1996 … Colgate went 5-7 overall and was 3-3 in the Patriot League last season … The Raiders were 4-1 at home and 1-6 on the road … The Raiders return 17 starters from last year's team, including nine on offense … Colgate was picked third in the Patriot League preseason poll this year and had five players chosen to the preseason All-Patriot League Team … QB Jake Melville returns as the starting signal-caller after he therw for 1,028 yards and six touchdowns in a 2014 season that was limited by illness to seven games … RB Demetrius Russell led the Raiders in rushing with 703 yards and two touchdowns, while RB John Wilkins led the squad with nine rushing touchdowns … TE John Quazza was a second-team All-Patriot League selection last year after he led the team with 34 receptions and 400 receiving yards … LB Kyle Diener — another all-conference selection — leads the defense after he had 89 tackles and three interceptions in 2014.