American college football season
The 1952 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1952 college football season . In its first season under head coach Hal Lahar , the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 195 to 107. Donald Main was the team captain.[1] [2] The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 27 at Cornell W 14–7 14,000 [3]
October 4 at Buffalo W 13–0 11,000 [4]
October 11 Rutgers W 13–7 6,000 [5]
October 18 at Harvard L 20–21 14,000 [6]
October 25 at Bucknell W 28–0 12,000 [7]
November 1 Mississippi College Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY W 53–12 5,000 [8]
November 8 at No. 20 Holy Cross L 7–13 10,000 [9]
November 15 at No. 13 Syracuse L 14–20 38,000 [10]
November 29 at Brown W 33–27 7,000 [11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
^ "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^ "1952 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^ Warner, Dave (September 28, 1952). "Raiders Upset Cornell, 14-7; Owens Scores on 100-Yard Run" . Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colgate Squeezes Past Buffalo Eleven, 13-0" . The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press . October 5, 1952. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com .
^ O'Rourke, Joe (October 12, 1952). "Colgate's Red Raiders Score 13-7 Victory over Rutgers" . The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Harvard Topples Colgate, 21 to 20". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. United Press . October 19, 1952. p. S1.
^ O'Gara, Frank (October 26, 1952). "Colgate Halts Bucknell, 28-0, After 17 in a Row" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, John (November 2, 1952). "Colgate Beats Mississippi by 53-12 Score" . Tampa Sunday Tribune . Tampa, Fla. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com .
^ Roberts, Ernie (November 9, 1952). "H.C. Defeats Colgate, 13-7" . The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Warner, Dave (November 16, 1952). "Orange Checks Raider Rally" . Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com .
^ Strauss, Michael (November 28, 1952). "Colgate Defeats Brown; Red Raiders Down Bruins, 33-27, on Lalla's Fourth-Quarter Aerial". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 29.
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