1929 Colgate football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1929 Colgate football Independent 8–1 Andrew Kerr 1st John Cox Whitnall Field The 1929 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled an 8–1 record, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 315 to 19. The team played a national schedule, including victories over Michigan State (31–0), Indiana (21–6), Columbia (33–0), and Syracuse (21–0), and suffered its only loss on the road at Wisconsin (6–13).1929 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 6, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colgate/1929-schedule.html Kerr was hired as Colgate's head coach in April 1929, after three seasons as head coach at Washington & Jefferson.Kerr Begins New Colgate Duties The Post-Star April 26, 1929 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-star-kerr-begins-new-colgate-du/166412084/ Newspapers.com He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.Andy Kerr National Football Foundation February 22, 2025 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1529 Three Colgate players received significant postseason awards: Guard Bob Gillson was selected by the New York Post as a second-team player on the 1929 All-America team.New York Post Names All American Eleven The North Adams Transcript December 2, 1929 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-north-adams-transcript-ny-post-all-a/166408504/ Newspapers.com He also received second-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) on the 1929 All-Eastern football team.All-Eastern 1929 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle December 4, 1929 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106020951/ap-all-eastern-1929/ Newspapers.com Tackle Bud Huntington received second-team All-America honors from the New York Sun.New York Sun Picks Glassgow As Outstanding Back of Year: Huntington, Tackle, Given Place On Newspaper's All-American Second Team Daily Sentinel (Rome, NY) November 30, 1929 8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sentinel-new-york-sun-all-america/166409294/ Newspapers.com Halfback Leslie Hart received second-team All-Eastern honors from the AP. Center John Cox received second-team All-Eastern honors from the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA).Three Pittsburgh Players Named on the NEA All-Eastern Club; Booth, Masters, Cagel and Uansa in the Backfield Mount Carmel Item December 5, 1929 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106022819/three-pittsburgh-players-named-on-the/ Newspapers.com Cox was also 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.pdfJohn Cox Captain of Colgate Eleven The Post-Star December 1, 1928 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-star-john-cox-captain-of-colgat/166409621/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York. Schedule y y September 28 1929 St. Lawrence Saints St. Lawrence Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY W 59-0 October 5 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI L 6-13 October 12 Michigan State Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY W 31-0 October 19 at Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN W 21-6 October 26 Providence Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY W 52-0 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101041261/maroon-too-strong-for-providence/ Maroon too strong for Providence Democrat and Chronicle October 27, 1929 May 4, 2022 Newspapers.com November 2 1929 Hampden–Sydney Tigers Hampden–Sydney Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY W 60-0 November 9 at Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 33-0 Colgate Swamps Columbia, 33-0: Maroon Runs Wild Against Crowley Team New York Daily News Jimmy Powers November 10, 1929 75, 78 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120868298/colgate-swamps-columbia-33-0-maroon/ Newspapers.com November 16 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry) W 21-0 35,000 November 30 at Brown Andrews Field Providence, RI W 32-0 References Colgate Category:Colgate Raiders football seasons Colgate football