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1924 Colgate football team

1924 Colgate football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainSaville Crowther
Home stadiumWhitnall Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Dartmouth   –   7 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Yale   –   6 – 0 – 2
No. 8 Penn   –   9 – 1 – 1
Rutgers   –   7 – 1 – 1
Bucknell   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   7 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 2 – 0
Holy Cross   –   7 – 1 – 1
Army   –   5 – 1 – 2
Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 1
Fordham   –   6 – 2 – 0
Lehigh   –   4 – 1 – 3
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Princeton   –   4 – 2 – 1
Springfield   –   4 – 2 – 1
Columbia   –   5 – 3 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 3 – 1
NYU   –   4 – 3 – 1
CCNY   –   4 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 4 – 0
Cornell   –   4 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 2
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 1
Villanova   –   2 – 5 – 1
Drexel   –   2 – 7 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   1 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1924 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In its third season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 218 to 94. Saville Crowther was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Alfred
W 35–0
October 11Clarkson
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 41–0
October 18at Nebraska
L 7–33
October 25Hobart
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 49–0
November 1Providence College
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 42–0
November 8at West Virginia
L 2–34[3]
November 15Springfield
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 33–0[4]
November 22at Syracuse
L 3–730,000
November 27at Brown
L 6–20[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "1924 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Colgate's defense crumbles before West Virginians". Buffalo Courier. November 9, 1924. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colgate Wins Easily". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 16, 1924. p. 51. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Keefer Stars As Brown Wins, 20-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 28, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Keefer Stars As Brown Wins, 20-6 (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 28, 1924. p. 20. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.