1942 Colgate Red Raiders football team

1942 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Andrew Kerr (14th season)
Captain	Warren Anderson
Home stadium	Colgate Athletic Field
Seasons ←  1941 1943  →

1942 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Williams			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Penn State			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	2	–	1
Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	3	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	1
No. T–19 Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	3	–	0
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cornell			–					3	–	5	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	5	–	3
Columbia			–					3	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					2	–	5	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	4	–	2
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	5	–	0
Harvard			–					2	–	6	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Manhattan			–					2	–	6	–	0
CCNY			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its 14th season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 104. Warren Anderson was the team captain. ^{[1] [2]}

Colgate was ranked at No. 59 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. ^[3]

The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	St. Lawrence		Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 49–0
October 3	at Cornell		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 18–6	12,000	[4]
October 10	at Dartmouth		Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 27–19	10,000	[5]
October 17	vs. Duke	No. 9	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	L 0–34	18,782	[6]
October 24	at Penn State		New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 10–13	11,510
October 31	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 6–6
November 7	at Columbia		Baker Field New York, NY	W 35–26	15,000	[7]
November 14	at Syracuse		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 14–0	25,000
November 21	at Brown		Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 13–0	8,000	[8]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1942 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	9 (2)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. "1942 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Danzig, Allison (October 4, 1942). "Colgate Defeats Cornell by 18-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Childs, Kingsley (October 11, 1942). "Colgate Defeats Dartmouth, 27-19". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. "Duke smears whitewash on Colgate, 34–0". Atlantic City Press. October 18, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. Effrat, Louis (November 8, 1942). "Colgate Defeats Columbia by 35-26". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Kelley, Robert F. (November 27, 1942). "Colgate Crosses Goal Twice in Beating Brown 11th Straight Year". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 29.