1943_Colgate_Red_Raiders_football_team

1943 Colgate Red Raiders football
1943 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	Andrew Kerr (15th season);
Captain	Michael Micka, George Thomas
Home stadium	Colgate Athletic Field
	Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Colgate Red Raiders football team

American college football season

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]

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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.

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"2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

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"1943 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

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Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"The Philadelphia Inquirer: Colgate Blanks Rochester, 7-0".

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"The Philadelphia Inquirer: Colgate Crushed By West Point".

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"The Philadelphia Inquirer: State, Colgate Play 0-0 Tie".

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"Buffalo Courier-Express: Rochester's Rallies Ruin Colgate, 14-6".

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"Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Colgate's 2d Half Assault Upsets Cornell by 20-7".

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"Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Koslowski Leads Crusaders To 14-7 Win Over Colgate".

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"The Philadelphia Inquirer: Colgate Wins 26-0 In Snow".

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"Times Union Sports: Colgate Is Easy 41-0 Winner".

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"The Times Record: Colgate Defeats Brown, 21-14".

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Rochester	Rochester, NY	W 7–0	12,000	^[4]
October 2	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–42	8,000	^[5]
October 9	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	T 0–0	12,000	^[6]
October 16	Rochester	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 6–14	5,000	^[7]
October 23	vs. Cornell	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 20–7	16,000	^[8]
October 30	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–14	10,000	^[9]
November 13	RPI	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 26–0	1,500	^[10]
November 20	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 41–0	12,000	^[11]
November 25	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 21–14	10,000	^[12]

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Boston College		–		4	–	0	–	1
Franklin & Marshall		–		7	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth		–		6	–	1	–	0
Rochester		–		6	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Army		–		7	–	2	–	1
Holy Cross		–		6	–	2	–	0
Tufts		–		6	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Penn		–		6	–	2	–	1
Brown		–		5	–	3	–	0
Villanova		–		5	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		5	–	3	–	1
Bucknell		–		6	–	4	–	0
Cornell		–		6	–	4	–	0
Harvard		–		2	–	2	–	1
Yale		–		4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		2	–	6	–	0
CCNY		–		1	–	3	–	1
Princeton		–		1	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		0	–	4	–	1
Columbia		–		0	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

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