1937 Colgate Red Raiders football team

1937 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5
Head coach	Andrew Kerr (9th season)
Captain	Marcel Chesbro
Home stadium	Whitnall Field
Seasons ←  1936 1938  →

1937 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Villanova			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Fordham			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Dartmouth			–					7	–	0	–	2
No. T–14 Holy Cross			–					8	–	0	–	2
St. Thomas (PA)			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Yale			–					6	–	1	–	1
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston University			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	1
CCNY			–					5	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Manhattan			–					6	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	4
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	3	–	2
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	5	–	2
Hofstra			–					2	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	5	–	1
Penn			–					2	–	5	–	1
Providence			–					2	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	6	–	0
La Salle			–					2	–	7	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled a 3–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 89 to 86. Marcel Chesbro was the team captain. ^{[1] [2]} The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	St. Lawrence	Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY	W 21–0
October 2	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 7–40
October 9	St. Bonaventure	Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY	W 34–0
October 16	vs. Tulane	Roesch Stadium Buffalo, NY	L 6–7	32,524	[3]
October 23	No. 10 Duke	Whitnall Field [4] Hamilton, NY	L 0–13	10,000	[5]
October 30	at NYU	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 7–14	25,000	[6]
November 6	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–12
November 20	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 7–0
Homecoming 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. "1937 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
3. "Tulane tops Colgate, 7–6". The News and Observer. October 17, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. Final game at Whitnall Field
5. "Two Blocked Punts Give Southerners Well Deserved Win". Daily Press . Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 24, 1937. p. 3C. Retrieved May 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
6. "NYU downs Colgate, 14–7". Democrat and Chronicle. October 31, 1937. p. 4C. Retrieved February 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.