1948 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1948 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach Paul Bixler, the team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 196 to 133. Thomas Zetkov was the team captain.^[1][2]

1948 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–6
Head coach	Paul Bixler (2nd season)
Captain	Thomas Zetkoff
Home stadium	Colgate Athletic Field
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Army			–					8	–	0	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	1	–	1
Villanova			–					8	–	2	–	1
Boston University			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	3	–	1
CCNY			–					3	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	1
Duquesne			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					0	–	6	–	2
Bucknell			–					1	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					1	–	8	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Colgate was ranked at No. 94 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[3]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Buffalo	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 25–0	7,000	^[4]
October 2	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 19–34	16,000	^[5]
October 9	at Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 13–14	4,598	^[6]
October 16	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 16–41	12,000	^[7]
October 23	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 14–13	12,000	^[8]
October 30	No. 12 Penn State	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 13–32	10,000	^[9]
November 6	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 6–14	18,000	^[10]
November 13	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 20–13	36,232	^[11]
November 25	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 7–35	20,000	^[12]
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. "1948 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
3. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Colgate Wins, 25-0; Raiders Top Buffalo in Grid Opener". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. September 26, 1948. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
5. Burns, Joe (October 3, 1948). "34-19 Win Is Posted by Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Listless B.U. Just Gets by Colgate". Vermont Sunday News. Burlington, Vt. United Press. October 10, 1948. p. 12B – via Newspapers.com.
7. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 17, 1948). "Dartmouth Trips Colgate by 41-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Keane, Clif (October 24, 1948). "Passes Give Raiders 14-13 Win over H.C." The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Penn State Tops Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. United Press. October 31, 1948. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Pinckney, Paul (November 7, 1948). "Cornell Whips Raiders in Mud". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Beeney, Bill (November 14, 1948). "Raiders' Ground Attack Beats Orange Passes, 20-13". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 26, 1948). "Brown's Superiority in Air Brings Decisive Triumph Over Colgate Eleven". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 35.