In its seventh season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 9–3 record.
Co-champion Fordham, which had dealt Colgate its only loss in conference play, was selected to receive the Patriot League's automatic berth in the national Division I-AA playoffs.
[2] Unlike 1999, the last time the Patriot League had a tie for first place, in 2002 Colgate did not receive an at-large invitation to the playoffs.
From preseason to the last week of play, Colgate did not appear in the national Division I-AA top 25 rankings.
The team played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.