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1945 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumColgate Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 0 – 1
No. 20 Columbia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 1 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   2 – 3 – 2
NYU   –   3 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   1 – 6 – 1
Syracuse   –   1 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   0 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In its 17th season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 128 to 111.[1][2] The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Rochester
W 48–0 3,000 [3]
October 6at Penn State
L 7–27 10,000 [4]
October 13Lafayette
  • Colgate Athletic Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 47–0[1]
October 20at No. 17 Columbia
L 7–3140,000[5]
October 27at No. 15 Holy Cross
L 0–21 25,000 [6]
November 10at Cornell
L 6–20 17,000 [7]
November 17at Syracuse
W 7–6 20,000 [8]
November 24at Brown
T 6–6 12,000 [9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ a b "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "1945 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Lillich, Frank (September 30, 1945). "Colgate Pulverizes Hapless Varsity, 48-0; Treichler's Play Sparks Red Raiders". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colgate Trimmed by Penn State". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. United Press. October 7, 1945. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lions Claw Colgate in Final Period, 31 to 7: Rossides Paces Columbia With Sparkling Runs". Democrat and Chronicle. October 21, 1945. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Holy Cross Whacks Colgate, 21-0; Koslowski's Play Shines for Winners". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. United Press. October 28, 1945. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cornell Triumphs over Colgate, 20-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 11, 1945. p. S1.
  8. ^ Pinckney, Paul (November 18, 1945). "Raiders Outscore Syracuse in Rain". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 25, 1945). "Brown Gains Tie with Colgate, 6-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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