1943 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1943 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its 15th season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 128 to 91. Michael Micka and George Thomas were the team captains.[1][2]

1943 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainMichael Micka, George Thomas
Home stadiumColgate Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College     4 0 1
Franklin & Marshall     7 1 0
Dartmouth     6 1 0
Rochester     6 1 0
No. 11 Army     7 2 1
Holy Cross     6 2 0
Tufts     6 2 0
No. 20 Penn     6 2 1
Brown     5 3 0
Villanova     5 3 0
Colgate     5 3 1
Penn State     5 3 1
Bucknell     6 4 0
Cornell     6 4 0
Harvard     2 2 1
Yale     4 5 0
Pittsburgh     3 5 0
Temple     2 6 0
CCNY     1 3 1
Princeton     1 6 0
Carnegie Tech     0 4 1
Columbia     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Colgate ranked 60th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 79.7.[3]

The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at RochesterRochester, NYW 7–012,000[4]
October 2at ArmyL 0–428,000[5]
October 9at Penn StateT 0–012,000[6]
October 16Rochester
L 6–145,000[7]
October 23vs. CornellW 20–716,000[8]
October 30at Holy CrossL 7–1410,000[9]
November 13RPI
  • Colgate Athletic Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 26–01,500[10]
November 20at ColumbiaW 41–012,000[11]
November 25at BrownW 21–1410,000[12]

References edit

  1. ^ "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "1943 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "The Philadelphia Inquirer: Colgate Blanks Rochester, 7-0".
  5. ^ "The Philadelphia Inquirer: Colgate Crushed By West Point".
  6. ^ "The Philadelphia Inquirer: State, Colgate Play 0-0 Tie".
  7. ^ "Buffalo Courier-Express: Rochester's Rallies Ruin Colgate, 14-6".
  8. ^ "Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Colgate's 2d Half Assault Upsets Cornell by 20-7".
  9. ^ "Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Koslowski Leads Crusaders To 14-7 Win Over Colgate".
  10. ^ "The Philadelphia Inquirer: Colgate Wins 26-0 In Snow".
  11. ^ "Times Union Sports: Colgate Is Easy 41-0 Winner".
  12. ^ "The Times Record: Colgate Defeats Brown, 21-14".