1939 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1939 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 92 to 66. Ernest Neill was the team captain.^[1][2]

1939 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–5–1
Head coach	Andrew Kerr (11th season)
Captain	Ernest Neill
Home stadium	Colgate Athletic Field
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Cornell			–					8	–	0	–	0
No. 10 Duquesne			–					8	–	0	–	1
Swarthmore			–					6	–	0	–	1
Scranton			–					7	–	0	–	2
Princeton			–					7	–	1	–	0
La Salle			–					6	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	1	–	2
No. 11 Boston College			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Fordham			–					6	–	2	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Dartmouth			–					5	–	3	–	1
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	3	–	2
Vermont			–					3	–	3	–	2
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Yale			–					3	–	4	–	1
Army			–					3	–	4	–	2
Bucknell			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Providence			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	4	–	2
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	5	–	2
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	7	–	0
CCNY			–					1	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Colgate was ranked at No. 58 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[3]

The team played its home games at the newly-constructed Colgate Athletic Field, later renamed Andy Kerr Stadium, in Hamilton, New York. The first game at the new facility was played against NYU on September 30, 1939. Colgate's first victory at the new stadium was on October 14, 1939, against Brown.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	NYU	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 6–7	8,000	^[4]
October 7	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 0–37	20,000	^[5]
October 14	Brown	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 10–0		^[6]
October 21	St. Lawrence	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 31–0	9,000	^[7]
October 28	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–27	15,000	^[8]
November 11	at No. 5 Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 12–14	15,000	^[9]
November 18	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 0–7	28,000	^[10]
November 25	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	T 0–0	20,000	^[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. "1939 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
3. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lone point sinks Colgate for NYU, 7–6". Democrat and Chronicle. October 1, 1939. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Anthony J. McKelvin (October 8, 1939). "Duke Wins, 37-0: Blue Devils Rout Colgate Raiders". The News and Observer. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Colgate Clips Brown, 10-0, On Pass, Kick". New York Daily News. October 15, 1939. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Colgate Spills Larries, 31-0; Kerr Uses 12 Backs". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 22, 1939. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Holy Cross Tops Colgate, 27 to 7". New York Daily News. October 29, 1939. p. C42 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cornell Has Close Call, Now Girds For Dartmouth Tilt". The Ithaca Journal. November 13, 1939. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Syracuse Deception Whips Colgate, 7-0". New York Daily News. November 19, 1939. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Effrat, Louis (November 26, 1939). "Columbia engages in scoreless draw". The New York Times. p. S1.