1941 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1941 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record.[1][2] The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

1941 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
1941 record	3–3–2
Head coach	Andrew Kerr (13th season)
Captain	Hans Guenther

1941 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Duquesne			–					8	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 15 Penn			–					7	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	1
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	2	–	0
Drexel Tech			–					4	–	2	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Army			–					5	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	2
Colgate			–					3	–	3	–	2
Buffalo			–					3	–	4	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					3	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Princeton			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Yale			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	St. Lawrence	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 66–0	4,500	[3]
October 4	vs. Penn State	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 7–0	13,000	[4]
October 11	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 6–18		[5]
October 18	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 14–27	25,000	[6]
October 25	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 2–21		[7]
November 1	Holy Cross	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	T 6–6	7,000	[8]
November 15	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	T 19–19	34,000	[9]
November 22	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 30–21	23,000	[10]

References

1. "Colgate (NY) Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
2. "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
3. Wilbur W. O'Brien (September 28, 1941). "Colgate Blasts St. Lawrence In Opener, 66 to 0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Colgate Defeats Penn State, 7-0". New York Daily News. October 5, 1941. p. 39C – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Dartmouth Spanks Norwich, 35-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 28, 1941. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Duke Wins: Blue Devils Lick Colgate By 27 to 14". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1941. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cornell Conquers Colgate, 21 to 2". New York Daily News. October 26, 1941. p. 91 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Holy Cross Ties Colgate, 6 to 6". New York Daily News. November 2, 1941. p. 89 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Syracuse, Colgate Tie 19-19, on Morris' Run". New York Daily News. November 16, 1941. p. 101 – via Newspaper.com.
10. Hy Turkin (November 23, 1941). "Colgate Downs Columbia, 30-21". New York Daily News. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.