1949 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1949 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its third season under head coach Paul Bixler, the team compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored by a total of 291 to 186. Warren Davis was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

1949 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
1949 record	1–8
Head coach	Paul Bixler (3rd season)
Captain	Warren Davis
Home stadium	Colgate Athletic Field

1949 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Brown			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova			–					8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	3	–	1
Duquesne			–					3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	5	–	2
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					1	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	8	–	0
Harvard			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Buffalo	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 32–0	15,000	[3]
October 1	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 27–29	20,000	[4]
October 8	at Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 21–40	7,800	[5]
October 15	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 13–27	8,000	[6]
October 22	Rutgers	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 13–35	7,000	[7]
November 5	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 27–35	6,000	[8]
November 12	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 20–39	40,000	[9]
November 19	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 7–35	36,232	[10]
November 24	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 26–41	18,000	[11]

References

1. "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. "1949 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
3. "Colgate Rips Buffalo, 32-0, on Wet Field". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. September 25, 1949. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
4. Slattery, Jack (October 2, 1949). "Cornell's Smooth-Functioning Ground Attack Topples Colgate's Raiders in Thriller, 39-27". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
5. Fitzgerald, Tom (October 9, 1949). "B.U. Smashes Colgate 40-21; Agganis Completes 8 Passes". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Indians Whack Raiders, 27-13". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 16, 1949. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Burns, Joe (October 23, 1949). "Scarlet Rips Colgate in 35-13 Upset". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Keane, Clif (November 6, 1949). "Gallo Brilliant as H.C. Edges Colgate, 35-27, for 1st Win". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Vaughan, Irving (November 13, 1949). "Late Colgate Rally Fails; Wildcats Win". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Ill. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Cushing, Elliot (November 20, 1949). "Orange Overpowers Raiders with Ground Drive, 35-7, Before Crowd of 36,232". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
11. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 25, 1949). "Brown Surge in Last Six Minutes Overcomes Colgate Eleven, 41-26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 34.