# 2003 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship 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.

## Teams

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2003 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.

### Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

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 Raiders

Colgate finished their regular season with a 12–0 record (7–0 in conference). The Raiders, seeded fourth in the tournament, defeated UMass, Western Illinois, and Florida Atlantic to reach the final. This was the first appearance for Colgate in a Division I-AA championship game.

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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 |
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### Game statistics

| | 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 |
| Colgate | Rushing | Jamal Branch | 20–55 |
| Colgate | Receiving | Luke Graham | 4 rec, 32 yds |
| Delaware | Passing | Andy Hall | 12–20, 183 yds, 2 TD |
| Delaware | Rushing | Germaine Bennett | 20–60, 2 TD |
| Delaware | Receiving | David Boler | 6 rec, 91 yds, 2 TD |