1908 Colgate football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1908 Colgate football Independent 4–3 Edwin Sweetland 1st Robert Whelan Whitnall Field The 1908 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Edwin Sweetland, the team compiled a 4–3 record. Robert Whelan was the team captain.2008 Colgate Football Media Guide Colgate University 2008 June 6, 2020 https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2008/8/1/HISTORY.pdf1908 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 6, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colgate/1908-schedule.html The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York. Schedule y y October 3 at Brown Andrews Field Providence, RI L 0-6 Brown 6, Colgate 0: Sixty – yards End Run by Capt Mayhew in First Minute of Play Results in Only Score The Boston Sunday Globe October 4, 1908 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120826844/brown-6-colgate-0-sixty-yards-end-run/ Newspapers.com October 10 1908 Hobart Statesmen Hobart Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY W 26-0 October 17 at Cornell Percy Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 0-9 Victory for Cornell: Hard Game at Ithaca The New York Times October 18, 1908 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120827154/victory-for-cornell-hard-game-at-ithaca/ Newspapers.com October 24 at Army The Plain West Point, NY L 0-6 Colgate Plays Strongly: Army Able to Score Just Once Against the Colgate Eleven The Sun (New York City) October 25, 1908 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120827307/colgate-plays-strongly-army-able-to/ Newspapers.com October 31 1908 Union Garnet Union (NY) Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY W 24-4 November 7 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY W 6-0 Syracuse Trips U: Colgate Wins by Following the Ball Better Than the Orange The Sun (New York City) November 8, 1909 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120827505/syracuse-trips-u-colgate-wins-by/ Newspapers.com November 14 at 1908 Hamilton Continentals Hamilton Clinton, NY W 22-0 References Colgate Category:Colgate Raiders football seasons Colgate football