1940 Colgate Red Raiders football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1940 Colgate Red Raiders football Independent 5–3 Andrew Kerr 12th James Garvey Colgate Athletic Field The 1940 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 76. James Garvey was the team captain.2008 Colgate Football Media Guide Colgate University 127 2008 June 6, 2020 https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2008/8/1/HISTORY.pdf1940 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 6, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colgate/1940-schedule.html Colgate was ranked at No. 43 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York. Schedule y y September 28 Akron Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY W 44-0 6,000 Raiders Smother Akron Team, 44-0: Geyer Touchdown Sprints Pace Colgate Rochester Democrat and Chronicle September 29, 1940 1B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120154898/raiders-smother-akron-team-44-0/ Newspapers.com October 5 at Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 0-34 15,000 West Point Game Next for Cornell; Colgate Humbled The Ithaca Journal October 7, 1940 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120155527/west-point-game-next-for-cornell/ Newspapers.com October 12 at Brown Andrews Field Providence, RI W 20-3 Colgate Humbles Brown, 20-3 New York Daily News October 13, 1940 C38 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120155813/colgate-humbles-brown-20-3/ Newspapers.com October 19 Duke<hc> Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY L 0-13 14,000 Duke Defeats Colgate, 13-0: Jap Davis Stars in Duke Triumph The News and Observer Ted Mann October 20, 1940 Sports 1, 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120260295/duke-defeats-colgate-13-0-jap-davis/ Newspapers.com October 26 Mississippi College Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY W 31-0 5,000 Raiders Fear Choctaw Air Drive Today: Unbeaten Mississippi College Tests Colgate Rochester Democrat and Chronicle October 26, 1940 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123340523/raiders-fear-choctaw-air-drive-today/ Newspapers.comColgate Scores 31 Points To Rout Mississippi Club: Victims Blanked By Win-Hungry Raiders; Winners Employ Straight Brand Of Football Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Bill Beeney October 27, 1940 5B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123340705/colgate-scores-31-points-to-rout/ Newspapers.comTribe Routed; Colgate Game Detailed Here By Quarter Daily Clarion-Ledger October 27, 1940 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123340928/tribe-routed-colgate-game-detailed/ Newspapers.com November 2 at Holy Cross Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 6-0 4,000 Colgate Defeats Holy Cross, 6-0 New York Daily News November 3, 1940 37C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120261320/colgate-defeats-holy-cross-6-0/ Newspapers.com November 16 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry) W 7-6 25,000 Colgate Whips Syracuse With Closing Wallop, 7-6 The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Paul Pinckney November 17, 1940 1B, 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120261882/colgate-whips-syracuse-with-closing/ Newspapers.com November 23 at Columbia Baker Field New York, NY L 17-20 24,000 Columbia Trims Colgate, 20-17 New York Daily News Gene Ward November 24, 1940 88 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120262163/columbia-trims-colgate-20-17/ Newspapers.com References Colgate Category:Colgate Raiders football seasons Colgate Red Raiders football