1955 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainFrancis Angeline
Home stadiumColgate Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alfred   –   8 – 0 – 0
Drexel   –   8 – 0 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   7 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   8 – 0 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 1 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 2 – 1
No. 20 Army   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Pittsburgh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 1
Hofstra   –   3 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 6 – 1
Boston University   –   2 – 6 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   2 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   1 – 9 – 0
Temple   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 107. Francis Angeline was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Dartmouthdagger
W 21–20 8,000 [3]
October 1at Cornell
W 21–6 17,000 [4]
October 8Holy Cross
  • Colgate Athletic Field
  • Hamilton, NY
L 14–15 6,000 [5]
October 15at Princeton
W 15–6 7,000 [6]
October 22at No. 19 Yale
W 7–0 23,000 [7]
October 29at Army
L 7–27 24,700 [8]
November 5Bucknell
W 35–7 6,800 [9]
November 12at Syracuse
L 19–26 39,500 [10]
November 24at Brown
W 25–0[1]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ a b "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "1955 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dartmouth Leads 20 to 0, Loses to Colgate, 21 to 20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 25, 1955. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 2, 1955). "Red Raiders Trim Cornell, 21 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Keane, Clif (October 9, 1955). "Smithers Star as H.C. Outlasts Colgate 15-14". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 16, 1955). "Colgate Topples Princeton, 15 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Lee, Bill (October 23, 1955). "Colgate Hands Yale Eleven First Setback". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Young, Dick (October 30, 1955). "Holleder Big Gun as Army Rolls over Colgate, 27-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Deming Averages 8 Yards as Colgate Routs Bucknell". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 6, 1955. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Natanson, Leroy (November 13, 1955). "Record 39,500 Fans See SU Nip Colgate". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
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