1925 Colgate football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 football 1925 Colgate Independent 7–0–2 Dick Harlow 4th Eddie Tryon Whitnall Field The 1925 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 7–0–2 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 219 to 34.1925 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 13, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colgate/1927-schedule.html2008 Colgate Football Media Guide Colgate University 127 2008 June 6, 2020 https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2008/8/1/HISTORY.pdf The team was ranked No. 4 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in January 1926.Dickison Football Rating System: Dartmouth Declared National Champion The Pantagraph January 8, 1926 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98589869/dickison-football-rating-system/ Newspapers.com Halfback and team captain Eddie Tryon was the leader on offense. Against 1925 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure, he scored 30 points in the 22 minutes he played, including touchdowns on an 85-yard kickoff return and six extra points.Hey, Red! Tryon Gets 30 in 22 Minutes The Binghamton Press October 12, 1925 18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-and-sun-bulletin-hey-red-tryon-g/166405662/ Newspapers.com He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Athlete and Sportsman magazine, the New York Sun, and Sam Willaman as a first-team player on the 1925 All American team. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963.Ed Tryon National Football Foundation February 21, 2025 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1346 Shortly after the final game of the 1925 season, coach Harlow left Colgate to become the head coach at Western Maryland.Harlow Considering Coaching Job at Western Maryland The Baltimore Sun December 4, 1925 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-harlow-considering-coa/166406502/ Newspapers.comWestern Maryland Coach: Harlow Golds Good Record As Grid Player And Coach The Baltimore Sun December 20, 1925 2 (section 2) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-western-maryland-coach/166406654/ Newspapers.com He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.Dick Harlow National Football Foundation February 22, 2025 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1652 Colgate played its home games at Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York. Schedule y y September 26 1925 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY W 28-0 Canisius Beaten, Gives Colgate Fight: Tryon's Brilliance Leads Colgate To Victory Over Canisius Eleven 28 to 0 Buffalo Courier September 27, 1925 90 https://www.newspapers.com/image/410563598/?terms=colgate%2Bcanisius Newspapers.com October 3 1925 Clarkson Golden Knights Clarkson Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY W 60-0 Tryon Leads Colgate to Win Over Clarkson Rochester Democrat and Chronicle October 4, 1925 41 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30570070/tryon_leads_colgate_to_win_over_clarkson/ Newspapers.com October 10 1925 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY W 49-0 Bonaventure Loses Game To Colgate The Olean Evening Times October 12, 1925 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-herald-bonaventure-loses-game-to-c/166405818/ Newspapers.com October 17 at Lafayette Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA T 7-7 Lafayette and Colgate Battle To 7-7 Deadlock The Hartford Courant October 18, 1925 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30570296/lafayette_and_colgate_battle_to_77/ Newspapers.com October 24 at Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 9-0 Eddie Tryon Rises To His Greatest Heights; Beats Princeton Singlehanded Buffalo Courier October 25, 1925 98 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30547264/eddie_tryon_rises_to_his_greatest/ Newspapers.com November 1 at Michigan State College Field East Lansing, MI W 14-0 Michigan State Gives Colgate Great Fight But Lose to Crack Eastern Team, 14-0 The Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton November 2, 1925 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30570541/michigan_state_gives_colgate_great/ Newspapers.com November 7 Providence Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY W 19-7 Colgate, 19; Providence, 7 Chicago Tribune November 8, 1925 II-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30570395/colgate_19_providence_7/ Newspapers.com November 14 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY W 19-6 30,000 Tryon Runs Rough-Shod Over Orange For Colgate's Win Rochester Democrat and Chronicle November 15, 1925 45 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30551306/tryon_runs_roughshod_over_orange_for/ Newspapers.com November 26 at Brown Andrews Field Providence, RI T 14-14 Brown-Colgate Game Ends 14-14 The Boston Daily Globe Melville E. Webb Jr. November 27, 1925 1, 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30570800/browncolgate_game_ends_1414/ Newspapers.com References Colgate Category:Colgate Raiders football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Colgate football