1946 Colgate Red Raiders football team

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1946 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainRobert Orlando
Home stadium Colgate Athletic Field
Seasons
←  1945
1947  →
1946 Eastern major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Army  – 9 –0 –1
Penn State  – 6 –2 –0
Boston College  – 6 –3 –0
Holy Cross  – 6 –4 –0
NYU  – 5 –3 –0
Villanova  – 6 –4 –0
Colgate  – 4 –4 –0
Syracuse  – 4 –5 –0
Pittsburgh  – 3 –5 –1
Temple  – 2 –4 –2
Merchant Marine  – 4 –7 –0
Bucknell  – 3 –6 –0
Fordham  – 0 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its 18th and final season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 95. Robert Orlando was the team captain. [1] [2]

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In Kerr's final game as Colgate's head coach, the team trailed 7–0 to Brown at halftime. Kerr gave a speech asking his team to score three touchdowns in the second half. The team complied and sent Kerr out as a winner. [3]

Colgate was ranked at No. 53 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946. [4]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Yale
L 6–27 38,000 [5]
October 12at Cornell
L 9–13 20,000 [6]
October 19 Merchant Marine
W 47–75,000 [7]
October 26 Penn State
  • Colgate Athletic Field
  • Hamilton, NY
L 2–6 15,000 [8]
November 2at Lafayette
W 39–0 5,000 [9]
November 9at Holy Cross
L 6–21 15,000 [10]
November 16at Syracuse
W 25–7 36,000 [11]
November 28at Brown
W 20–14 20,000 [12]

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Red Raiders were selected. [13]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
864 Frank Muehlheuser Fullback New York Giants
16144Bob Orlando Guard New York Giants

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References

  1. ↑ "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ "1946 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Red Raiders Beat Brown To End Kerr's Regime". The Troy Record. November 29, 1946. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Yale Shocks Colgate; Second Half Attack Nets 27-6 Eli Win". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 6, 1946. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cornell Triumphs over Colgate, 13-9". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 13, 1946. p. S1.
  7. ↑ "Nordmark Sparkles in Raider Win". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 20, 1946. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "State Wins, 6-2, Against Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. October 27, 1946. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Colgate Gets Big 39-0 Decision over Leopards as Red Raiders Run Wild". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. November 3, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Fitzgerald, Tom (November 10, 1946). "Crusaders Intercept Colgate Aerial, Hold Early Lead to Triumph, 21-6". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Reddy, Bill (November 17, 1946). "Colgate Crushes Favored Syracuse, 25 to 7; Record Crowd Sees Raiders Win in 2d Half". The Post-Standard . Syracuse, N.Y. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 29, 1946). "Colgate Vanquishes Brown, 20-14, with 2 Touchdowns in Last Period". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 39.
  13. ↑ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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