Dick Biddle
Richard L. Biddle (born November 26, 1947) is a former American football player and coach. he served as head football coach at Colgate University from 1996 through 2013, compiling a record of 137–73. This ranks him first at Colgate in terms of total wins and he has achieved the best winning percentage of any Colgate coach with seven or more years at the helm of the Raiders. Biddle is also the first Colgate coach to ever record nine straight seasons with seven or more victories. In 2012, he led the Raiders to the Patriot League title and the NCAA FCS Playoffs (first round loss to Wagner).[1] Overall, he led Colgate to seven Patriot League Championships (1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, and 2012).
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 26, 1947 Parkersburg, West Virginia |
| Alma mater | Duke University |
| Playing career | |
| 1967–1970 | Duke |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973–1976 | Allegheny (assistant) |
| 1977–1982 | Colgate (assistant) |
| 1983–1984 | Virginia Tech (assistant) |
| 1985–1989 | Minnesota (assistant) |
| 1990–1991 | Navy (assistant) |
| 1992–1995 | Colgate (assistant) |
| 1996–2013 | Colgate |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 137–73 |
| Tournaments | 3–7 (NCAA D-I-AA/FCS playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 7 Patriot League (1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA NCAA Division I-AA COY (2003) 4x Patriot League Coach of the Year (1996, 2003, 2005, 2008) | |
Prior to coaching, Biddle was an all-Atlantic Coast Conference linebacker for two seasons at Duke. The former Blue Devil co-captain received third team Associated Press All-America honors in his senior year and was a participant in the Blue-Gray and Hula Bowl games. Biddle is a three-time winner of Duke's Hatchet Award, given to the most valuable player on defense. In his senior year he also received the Blue Devil Club Award as the senior who contributed the most to the team. He is a member of the All-Century Team at Duke.[2]
Biddle retired after the 2013 season and was succeeded by Dan Hunt.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate Red Raiders / Raiders (Patriot League) (1996–2013) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Colgate | 6–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1997 | Colgate | 7–5 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 25 | 21 | ||
| 1998 | Colgate | 8–4 | 5–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 21 | |||
| 1999 | Colgate | 10–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 18 | 18 | ||
| 2000 | Colgate | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2001 | Colgate | 7–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2002 | Colgate | 9–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | 25 | 25 | |||
| 2003 | Colgate | 15–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Championship | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2004 | Colgate | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2005 | Colgate | 8–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 23 | 22 | ||
| 2006 | Colgate | 4–7 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2007 | Colgate | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2008 | Colgate | 9–3 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | 16 | |||
| 2009 | Colgate | 9–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | 20 | ||||
| 2010 | Colgate | 7–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2011 | Colgate | 5–6 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2012 | Colgate | 8–4 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | 25 | |||
| 2013 | Colgate | 4–8 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Colgate: | 137–73 | 78–26 | |||||||
| Total: | 137–73 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Dick Biddle - Fred '50 and Marilyn Dunlap Head Football Coach -". www.gocolgateraiders.com.
- "Colgate University Football Head Coach". athletics.colgate.edu.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)