1947 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1947 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team represented the Colgate University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Paul Bixler, the team compiled a 1–5–2 record and was outscored by a total of 139 to 87.[1] The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

1947 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
1947 record	1–5–2
Head coach	Paul Bixler (1st season)
Captain	Glen Treichler
Home stadium	Colgate Athletic Field

1947 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Penn			–					7	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Buffalo			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Columbia			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Army			–					5	–	2	–	2
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					4	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	2
Harvard			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	8	–	0
Colgate			–					1	–	5	–	2
Fordham			–					1	–	6	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	vs. Merchant Marine	Tomb Memorial Field Great Neck, NY	W 29–0	8,000	[2]
October 11	Cornell	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY (rivalry)	L 18–27	16,000	[3]
October 18	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–20	31,000	[4]
October 25	Brown	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	T 13–13	6,000	[5]
November 1	at No. 7 Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 0–46		[6]
November 8	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 6–6	10,000	[7]
November 15	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 0–7	36,000	[8]
November 29	at Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 14–20	9,877	[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1947 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
2. "Colgate Subdues Kings Point, 29-0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 5, 1947. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Dana Mozley (October 12, 1947). "Cornell Whips Colgate, 27-18". The Daily News (New York City). p. 107 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Whitney Martin (October 19, 1947). "Princeton Beats Colgate, 20-7; Sella Runs 64 Yards". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brown Ties Raiders in 13-13 Fray". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 26, 1947. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Penn State Whips Colgate, 46-0, and Stays Unbeaten". The Pittsburgh Press. November 2, 1947. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Crusaders Sputter to Colgate Tie". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 9, 1947. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Syracuse Wins, 7 to 0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 16, 1947. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
9. Jerry Nason (November 23, 1947). "George Boston Recovers Fumble to Give Terriers 20-14 Triumph". The Boston Globe. pp. 27, 29 – via Newspapers.com.