1954 Colgate Red Raiders football team

1954 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–2
Head coach	Hal Lahar (3rd season)
Captain	Richard Lalla
Home stadium	Colgate Athletic Field
Seasons ←  1953 1955  →

1954 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hobart			–					8	–	0	–	0
Juniata			–					8	–	0	–	0
Pennsylvania Military			–					7	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					7	–	0	–	0
Worcester Tech			–					6	–	0	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	0	–	1
Boston College			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston University			–					7	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
Brown			–					6	–	2	–	1
Drexel			–					5	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	2
Princeton			–					5	–	3	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	1
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	5	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	7	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	7	–	1
Columbia			–					1	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Penn			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In its third season under head coach Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 5–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 117. Richard Lalla was the team captain. ^{[1] [2]} The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 19–14	16,000	[3]
October 2	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 18–0	10,000	[4]
October 9	Rutgers	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 26–14	7,500	[5]
October 16	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 13–7	9,500	[6]
October 23	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	T 13–13	37,000	[7]
October 30	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	T 6–6	23,000	[8]
November 6	Bucknell	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 20–14	6,000	[9]
November 13	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 12–31	37,000	[10]
November 25	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–18	15,000	[11]
Homecoming

References

1. "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. "1954 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
3. Danzig, Allison (September 26, 1954). "Red Raiders' Strong Line Excels in 19-to-14 Victory". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Fitzgerald, Tom (October 3, 1954). "Holy Cross Loses, 18-0, to Colgate". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Fox, John W. (October 10, 1954). "Sophs Pull Out Colgate Win". The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Reserve Fullback Paces Colgate to 26-14 Win". The Daily News . Lebanon, Pa. United Press. October 10, 1954. p. 36.
6. Strauss, Michael (October 17, 1954). "Colgate Vanquishes Dartmouth, 13 to 7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Lee, Bill (October 24, 1954). "Yale's Late Touchdown Gets 13-13 Tie". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Blunk, Frank M. (October 31, 1954). "Late Colgate Tally Gains 6-to-6 Draw with Tigers". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. "Colgate Downs Bucknell, 20-14, as Martin, Nardulli Stand Out". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. November 7, 1954. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
10. Fox, John W. (November 14, 1954). "Syracuse Rally Upsets Colgate, 31-12". The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
11. Strauss, Michael (November 26, 1954). "Brown Subdues Colgate, 18-14, Staving Off Last-Quarter Rally". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 35.