1963 Colgate Red Raiders football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1963 Colgate Red Raiders football Independent 3–4–1 Hal Lahar 7th Eric Orke Colgate Athletic Field The 1963 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In its second consecutive season under head coach Hal Lahar (his seventh overall), the team compiled a 3–4–1 record. James Yurak was the team captain.Colgate Athletic History: Football Colgate University June 15, 2020 13 https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2019/8/20/UPDATED_2018_19_Football.pdf Hamilton, N.Y. Only eight games were played, rather than the usual nine, because the Red Raiders' traditional season-ending matchup with Brown University, slated for Nov. 23, 1963, was canceled following the previous day's assassination of John F. Kennedy. The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York. Schedule y y September 28 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 21-17 21,000 Colgate Triumphs Over Cornell, 21-17, With a Late Score Associated Press The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 29, 1963 S6 October 5 @ Boston University Nickerson Field Boston, MA T 6-6 7,000 Late Colgate TD Catches B.U., 6-6 Clif Keane October 6, 1963 85 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68792760/1963-colgate-bu/ October 12 Rutgers Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY W 28-8 9,000 Court Excels as Unbeaten Colgate Sends Rutgers to 4th Straight Loss, 28-8 Associated Press The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 13, 1963 S5 October 19 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 0-42 22,500 Princeton Routs Colgate, 42 to 0 Frank S. Adams The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 20, 1963 S1 October 26 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 26-14 29,827 Big Second Quarter Starts Yale To 31-0 Triumph Over Colgate Michael Strauss The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 27, 1963 S3 November 2 @ Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 20-6 7,000 Engineers Lose 6th in a Row Jim Buss November 3, 1963 D1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68798928/1963-colgate-lehigh/ November 9 Bucknell Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY L 0-14 3,500 Bucknell Blanks Colgate November 11, 1963 15 Sunbury Daily Item Sunbury, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68800193/1963-bucknell-colgate/ November 16 @ Buffalo Rotary Field Buffalo, NY L 0-23 10,943 Buffalo Routs Colgate, 23-0 Associated Press The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 17, 1963 S4 November 23 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI Canceled Brown-Colgate Game Is Off The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 26, 1963 55 Leading players Statistical leaders for the 1963 Red Raiders included:Colgate Athletic History: Football Colgate University June 15, 2020 43–55 https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2019/8/20/UPDATED_2018_19_Football.pdf Hamilton, N.Y. Rushing: Donald Court, 258 yards and 3 touchdowns on 48 attempts Passing: Gerald Barudin, 580 yards, 58 completions and 2 touchdowns on 131 attempts Receiving: Lee Woltman, 103 yards on 14 receptions Total offense: Gerald Barudin, 751 yards (580 passing, 171 rushing) Scoring: Thomas Carpenter, 24 points from 4 touchdowns All-purpose yards: Lee Woltman, 477 yards (203 kickoff returning, 149 rushing, 103 receiving, 22 punt returning) References Colgate Category:Colgate Raiders football seasons Colgate Red Raiders football