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American college football season
The 1953 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an
American football team that represented
Colgate University as an independent during the
1953 college football season. In its second season under head coach
Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 3–4–2 record and was outscored by a total of 161 to 147. Gary Chandler was the team captain.
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[2] The team played its home games at
Colgate Athletic Field in
Hamilton, New York.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | at
Cornell | | L 7–27 | 14,000 |
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October 3 | No. 20
Holy Cross | | L 6–19 | 6,000 |
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October 10 | at
Harvard | | L 26–28 | 12,000 |
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October 17 | at
Dartmouth | | W 24–14 | 12,000 |
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October 24 | at
Yale | | T 7–7 | 25,000 |
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October 31 | at
Rutgers | | W 33–13 | 7,500 |
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November 7 |
Bucknell | - Colgate Athletic Field
- Hamilton, NY
| W 19–12 | 2,700 |
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November 14 | at
Syracuse | | L 18–34 | 37,000 |
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November 26 | at
Brown | | T 7–7 | 12,000 |
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- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
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"2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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"1953 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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^ "Cornell Turns Back Colgate Eleven, 27-7".
The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 27, 1953. p. S1.
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^ Keane, Clif (October 4, 1953).
"Holy Cross 19-6 Victor at Colgate".
The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via
Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Running, Passing of Haley Spark Holy Cross 19-6 Win over Colgate".
Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. October 4, 1953. p. 3D.
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^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 11, 1953). "Harvard Thwarts Colgate, 28 to 26".
The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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^ Peters, Seaver (October 18, 1953).
"Colgate Passes Top Dartmouth, 24-14".
The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 48 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Griffith, Owen (October 25, 1953).
"Colgate Rallies to Gain Tie with Yale".
The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. 3, p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Burns, Joe (November 1, 1953).
"Rutgers Beaten 33-13; Longest Losing Streak Since 1936".
The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 33 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Lalla's Passes, Spalik's Runs Lead Colgate Past Bucknell".
The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y.
United Press. November 8, 1953. p. 1D – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Warner, Dave (November 15, 1953).
"Syracuse Whips Colgate, 34-18".
Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Strauss, Michael (November 27, 1953). "Colgate Deadlocks Brown with Touchdown in Last Period".
The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 31.
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