1955 Colgate Red Raiders football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1955 Colgate Red Raiders football Independent 6–3 Hal Lahar 4th Francis Angeline Colgate Athletic Field The 1955 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 107. Francis Angeline 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.pdf1955 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 6, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colgate/1955-schedule.html The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York. Schedule 1955 AP y y September 24 Dartmouth<hc> Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY W 21-20 8,000 Dartmouth Leads 20 to 0, Loses to Colgate, 21 to 20 Associated Press September 25, 1955 62 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67902244/1955-colgate-dartmouth/ October 1 at Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 21-6 17,000 Red Raiders Trim Cornell, 21 to 6 Michael Strauss October 2, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 8 Holy Cross Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY L 14-15 6,000 Smithers Star as H.C. Outlasts Colgate 15-14 Clif Keane October 9, 1955 45 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67905955/1955-colgate-hc/ October 15 at Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 15-6 7,000 Colgate Topples Princeton, 15 to 6 Lincoln A. Werden October 16, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 22 at No. 19 Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 7-0 23,000 Colgate Hands Yale Eleven First Setback Bill Lee October 23, 1955 sect. 4, p. 1 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67907591/1955-colgate-yale/ October 29 at Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 7-27 24,700–25,000 Holleder Big Gun as Army Rolls over Colgate, 27-7 Dick Young October 30, 1955 104 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67909928/1955-colgate-army/ November 5 Bucknell Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA W 35-7 6,800 Deming Averages 8 Yards as Colgate Routs Bucknell Associated Press November 6, 1955 1D The Sunday Press Binghamton, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67910751/1955-bucknell-colgate/ November 12 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry) L 19-26 39,500 Record 39,500 Fans See SU Nip Colgate Leroy Natanson November 13, 1955 21 The Post-Standard Syracuse, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67911342/1955-colgate-syracuse/ November 24 at Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 25-0 References Colgate Category:Colgate Raiders football seasons Colgate Red Raiders football