1951 Colgate Red Raiders football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1951 Colgate Red Raiders football Independent 4–5 Paul Bixler 5th William Owens Colgate Athletic Field The 1951 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Paul Bixler, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 187 to 184. William Owens 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.pdf1951 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 6, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colgate/1951-schedule.html Colgate was ranked at No. 94 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings The Nashville Banner December 14, 1951 49 https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-vols-top-final-1951-lit/124782001/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York. Schedule y y September 29 at Buffalo Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY W 47-13 26,126 Colgate Routs Buffalo, 47-13; Raiders Spot Bulls 13 Points Associated Press September 30, 1951 5D The Sunday Press Binghamton, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67443759/1951-colgate-buffalo/ October 6 Cornell Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY (rivalry) L 18-41 12,000 12,000 See Cornell Rout Colgate, 41-18 Jack Slattery October 7, 1951 1D The Sunday Press Binghamton, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67443913/1951-colgate-cornell/ October 13 at Western Reserve Clarke Field Cleveland, OH W 28-7 6,500 Colgate 11 Trims Western Reserve United Press October 14, 1951 14 The Coshocton Tribune Coshocton, Ohio Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67446875/1951-colgate-reserve/ October 20 at Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 32-14 10,000 Colgate Shows Way to Brown's Eleven as Stratton's Passes Spark the Attack October 21, 1951 S4 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 27 at Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 7-27 20,000 Yale Defeats Colgate, 27-7, to Regain Winning Form Frank Cline October 28, 1951 sect. IV, p. 1 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67465158/1951-colgate-yale/ November 3 at Holy Cross Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 6-34 5,000 Holy Cross Defensive Stalwarts Rout Colgate 34 to 6 Jerry Nason November 4, 1951 47 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67465891/1951-colgate-hc/ November 10 Bucknell Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY L 20-21 November 17 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry) L 0-9 34,000 Orange Outbattles Colgate on Muddy Field, 9-0 Dave Warner November 18, 1951 1D Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67468031/1951-colgate-syracuse/ November 24 at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 26-21 8,000 Rutgers Defeated by Colgate, 26-21, in Grid Finale Joe Burns November 25, 1951 18 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67471321/1951-colgate-rutgers/ References Colgate Category:Colgate Raiders football seasons Colgate Red Raiders football