1944 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1944 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its 16th season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled a 2–5 record and was outscored by a total of 127 to 79. Edward Stacco and Joseph Dilts were the team captains.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

1944 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–5
Head coach	Andrew Kerr (16th season)
Captain	Edward Stacco, Joseph Dilts
Home stadium	Colgate Athletic Field
Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	0	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					7	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Syracuse			–					2	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	4	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	8	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Rochester	River Campus Stadium Rochester, NY	L 13–20	8,000	^[3]
October 14	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 14–7	7,000	^[4]
October 21	Penn State	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 0–6	3,000	^[5]
October 28	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 6–0	15,000	^[6]
November 11	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 13–19	10,000	^[7]
November 18	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 13–43	15,000	^[8]
November 25	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 20–32	12,000	^[9]

References

1. "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. "1944 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
3. Lillich, Frank (October 1, 1944). "Varsity 'T' Stuns Colgate for 20-13 Win; Alert UR Eleven Outplays Raiders in Upset Victory". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Colgate Upsets Cornell, 14 to 7, as Line Play Proves Decisive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 15, 1944. p. S1.
5. "Chuckran's 50-Yard Punt Return Sinks Colgate for Penn State, 6-0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 22, 1944. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
6. Effrat, Louis (October 29, 1944). "Raider 69-Yard Run Topples Columbia". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Kaese, Harold (November 12, 1944). "H.C. Tops Colgate, 19-13, on Sullivan Pass". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Pinckney, Paul (November 19, 1944). "Orange Shocks Raiders, 43-13; Syracusans Rout Rivals at Archbold". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Brown Conquers Colgate, 32 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. November 26, 1944. p. S1.