1983 Colgate Red Raiders football team

7 nationally and qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs for the second year in a row, but lost in the first round.

In its eighth season under head coach Frederick Dunlap, the team compiled an 8–4 record (8–3 regular season).

Gil Terenzi and Rich White were the team captains.

[1] A four-game winning streak to open the campaign rocketed the Red Raiders to nearly the top of the weekly national rankings, reaching as high as No.

The team played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.