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Postseason college football game between the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and the Colgate Raiders
This article is about the Division I-AA (now FCS) championship game. For the Division I-A (now FBS) championship game, see
2003 Fiesta Bowl .
College football game
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.
The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2003 I-AA Playoffs , which began with a 16-team bracket .
[ edit ] 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 finished their regular season with a 12–0 record (7–0 in conference).[ 3] UMass , Western Illinois , and Florida Atlantic to reach the final. This was the first appearance for Colgate in a Division I-AA championship game.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
COLG
DEL
1
7:29
8
60
2:37
DEL
Antawn Jenkins 3-yard touchdown run, Brad Shushman kick good
0
7
1
2:35
5
34
2:14
DEL
Germaine Bennett 1-yard touchdown run, Shushman kick no good (hit left upright)
0
13
2
14:55
5
18
1:56
DEL
David Boler 5-yard touchdown reception from Andy Hall , Shushman kick good
0
20
3
7:30
5
28
2:35
DEL
Boler 9-yard touchdown reception from Hall, Shushman kick good
0
27
3
2:52
8
62
3:37
DEL
Bennett 1-yard touchdown run, Shushman kick good
0
34
4
12:22
7
58
3:40
DEL
Jenkins 2-yard touchdown run, Shushman kick no good (wide left)
0
40
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
0
40
[ 2] [ 4]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Raiders
0
0
0
0
0
No. 2 Fighting' Blue Hens
13
7
14
6
40
Statistics
COLG
DEL
First downs
10
20
Plays–yards
54–157
75–348
Rushes–yards
32–46
55–165
Passing yards
111
183
Passing: comp –att –int
10–22–0
12–20–0
Time of possession
23:23
34:40
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Colgate
Passing
Chris Brown
9–21, 94 yds
Rushing
Jamal Branch
20–55
Receiving
Luke Graham
4 rec, 32 yds
Delaware
Passing
Andy Hall 12–20, 183 yds, 2 TD
Rushing
Germaine Bennett
20–60, 2 TD
Receiving
David Boler
6 rec, 91 yds, 2 TD
[ 2] [ 4]
^ a b c "Colgate Delaware Football 2003 1st Half 1AA Championship" . September 16, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via YouTube .^ a b c "Colgate vs DELAWARE" . colgate.edu . December 19, 2003. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2019 .^ "Colgate Raiders, 2003 Schedule" . cfbinfo.com . Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019 .^ a b "Game statistics" . The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware . December 20, 2003. p. C8. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
Games through 2009 were played in December. Subsequent games have been played in January (*) or May (†).
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
2003–04 NCAA Division I championships
† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship
