1943 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1943 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its 15th season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 128 to 91. Michael Micka and George Thomas were the team captains.[1][2]

1943 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Captains
  • Michael Micka
  • George Thomas
Home stadiumColgate Athletic Field
Seasons
 1942
1944 
1943 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Boston College  401
Franklin & Marshall  710
Dartmouth  610
Rochester  610
No. 11 Army  721
Holy Cross  620
Tufts  620
No. 20 Penn  621
Brown  530
Villanova  530
Colgate  531
Penn State  531
Bucknell  640
Cornell  640
Harvard  221
Yale  450
Pittsburgh  350
Temple  260
CCNY  131
Princeton  160
Carnegie Tech  041
Columbia  080
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Colgate ranked 60th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 79.7.[3]

The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at RochesterRochester, NYW 7–012,000[4]
October 2at ArmyL 0–428,000[5]
October 9at Penn StateT 0–012,000[6]
October 16Rochester
L 6–145,000[7]
October 23vs. CornellW 20–716,000[8]
October 30at Holy CrossL 7–1410,000[9]
November 13RPI
  • Colgate Athletic Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 26–01,500[10]
November 20at ColumbiaW 41–012,000[11]
November 25at BrownW 21–1410,000[12]

References

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