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1944 Colgate Red Raiders football team

1944 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
CaptainEdward Stacco, Joseph Dilts
Home stadiumColgate Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   7 – 0 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 1 – 0
Bucknell   –   7 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   5 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 2 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 5 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 4 – 2
Syracuse   –   2 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   1 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   2 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 4 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   1 – 8 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its 16th season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled a 2–5 record and was outscored by a total of 127 to 79. Edward Stacco and Joseph Dilts were the team captains.[1][2] The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 at Rochester
L 13–20 8,000 [3]
October 14 at Cornell
W 14–7 7,000 [4]
October 21Penn State
L 0–6 3,000 [5]
October 28at Columbia
W 6–0 15,000 [6]
November 11at Holy Cross
L 13–19 10,000 [7]
November 18at Syracuse
L 13–43 15,000 [8]
November 25at Brown
L 20–32 12,000 [9]

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "1944 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Lillich, Frank (October 1, 1944). "Varsity 'T' Stuns Colgate for 20-13 Win; Alert UR Eleven Outplays Raiders in Upset Victory". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colgate Upsets Cornell, 14 to 7, as Line Play Proves Decisive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 15, 1944. p. S1.
  5. ^ "Chuckran's 50-Yard Punt Return Sinks Colgate for Penn State, 6-0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 22, 1944. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 29, 1944). "Raider 69-Yard Run Topples Columbia". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Kaese, Harold (November 12, 1944). "H.C. Tops Colgate, 19-13, on Sullivan Pass". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Pinckney, Paul (November 19, 1944). "Orange Shocks Raiders, 43-13; Syracusans Rout Rivals at Archbold". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brown Conquers Colgate, 32 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. November 26, 1944. p. S1.