1953 Colgate Red Raiders football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1953 Colgate Red Raiders football Independent 3–4–2 Hal Lahar 2nd Gary Chandler Colgate Athletic Field The 1953 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In its second season under head coach Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 3–4–2 record and was outscored by a total of 161 to 147. Gary Chandler 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.pdf1953 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 6, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colgate/1953-schedule.html The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York. Schedule 1953 AP y y September 26 at Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 7-27 14,000 Cornell Turns Back Colgate Eleven, 27-7 September 27, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 3 No. 20 Holy Cross Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY L 6-19 6,000 Holy Cross 19-6 Victor at Colgate Clif Keane October 4, 1953 57 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67663874/1953-colgate-hc/ Attendance figure in Running, Passing of Haley Spark Holy Cross 19-6 Win over Colgate October 4, 1953 3D Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. October 10 at Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 26-28 12,000 Harvard Thwarts Colgate, 28 to 26 Lincoln A. Werden October 11, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 17 at Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 24-14 12,000 Colgate Passes Top Dartmouth, 24-14 Seaver Peters October 18, 1953 48 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67723192/1953-colgate-dartmouth/ October 24 at Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT T 7-7 25,000 Colgate Rallies to Gain Tie with Yale Owen Griffith October 25, 1953 sect. 3, p. 1 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67726896/1953-colgate-yale/ October 31 at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 33-13 7,500 Rutgers Beaten 33-13; Longest Losing Streak Since 1936 Joe Burns November 1, 1953 33 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67729854/1953-colgate-rutgers/ November 7 Bucknell Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY W 19-12 2,700 Lalla's Passes, Spalik's Runs Lead Colgate Past Bucknell United Press November 8, 1953 1D The Sunday Press Binghamton, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67731389/1953-bucknell-colgate/ November 14 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry) L 18-34 37,000 Syracuse Whips Colgate, 34-18 Dave Warner November 15, 1953 1D Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67732659/1953-colgate-syracuse/ November 26 at Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI T 7-7 12,000 Colgate Deadlocks Brown with Touchdown in Last Period Michael Strauss November 27, 1953 31 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Colgate Category:Colgate Raiders football seasons Colgate Red Raiders football