1907 Colgate football team

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1907 Colgate football
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ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainW. Lynn Housemann
Home stadiumWhitnall Field
Seasons
  1906
1908  
1907 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale   9 0 1
Dartmouth   8 0 1
Penn   11 1 0
Carlisle   10 1 0
Temple   4 0 2
Fordham   6 1 1
Cornell   8 2 0
Western U. of Penn.   8 2 0
Princeton   7 2 0
Washington & Jefferson   7 2 0
Lafayette   7 2 1
Lehigh   7 2 1
Swarthmore   6 2 0
Army   6 2 1
NYU   5 2 0
Vermont   4 1 2
Harvard   7 3 0
Brown   7 3 0
Penn State   6 4 0
Syracuse   5 3 1
Drexel   3 2 2
Colgate   4 4 1
Geneva   4 5 2
Dickinson   3 4 2
Amherst   3 4 1
Tufts   3 4 1
Frankin & Marshall   4 6 0
Rutgers   3 5 1
Springfield Training School   2 4 2
Bucknell   4 7 0
New Hampshire   1 5 2
Villanova   1 5 1
Holy Cross   1 7 2
Wesleyan   1 7 1
Carnegie Tech   1 8 0

The 1907 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1907 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Warner, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record. W. Lynn Housemann was the team captain. [1] [2] The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Niagara
L 6–11
September 28at Union (NY) Schenectady, NY T 0–0
October 5 Rochester
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 41–0
October 12at Cornell
L 0–18 [3]
October 19at Lafayette Easton, PA L 9–21 [4]
October 26 Hobart
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 23–5
November 2at Army L 0–6 [5]
November 9at Hamilton Clinton, NY W 20–10
November 16vs. Wesleyan Utica, NY W 9–0

References

  1. "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "1907 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. "Cornell 18, Colgate 0: Ithacans Surprised by Good Showing of Opponents". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 13, 1907. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lafayette Wins From Colgate: Eastonians Defeat Hamilton Team in Hard and Fiercely Contested Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 20, 1907. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Army's Small Score: Colgate Makes Good Showing in End Runs". The New York Times. December 3, 1907 via Newspapers.com.