1950 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1950 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Paul Bixler, the team compiled a 5–3 record and was outscored by a total of 193 to 184. Alan Egler was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

1950 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
1950 record	5–3
Head coach	Paul Bixler (4th season)
Captain	Alan Egler
Home stadium	Colgate Athletic Field

1950 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Franklin & Marshall			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Army			–					8	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Cornell			–					7	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth			–					3	–	5	–	1
Duquesne			–					2	–	6	–	1
Hofstra			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	5	–	1
Harvard			–					1	–	7	–	0
Brown			–					1	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Boston College			–					0	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at No. 2 Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–28	19,000	[3]
October 7	Western Reserve	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 47–6	4,000	[4]
October 14	Holy Cross	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 35–28	7,000	[5]
October 21	Bucknell	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 23–12	5,500	[6]
October 28	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 35–34	6,000	[7]
November 4	at No. 9 Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–45	19,000	[8]
November 11	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 18–26	19,000	[9]
November 18	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 19–14	38,000	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. "1950 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
3. Trost, Ralph (October 1, 1950). "Army Drubs Colgate 28-0, Runs String to 21". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Colgate Scores by 47-6 over Western Reserve". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
5. Slattery, Jack (October 15, 1950). "Holy Cross Dumped by 35-28". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Colgate Clips Bucknell for 3rd Victory in Row". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 22, 1950. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Red Raiders Outlast Brown for 35-34 Win in Wild Fray". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 29, 1950. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
8. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 5, 1950). "Princeton Routs Colgate, 45 to 7" (PDF). The New York Times. New York, N.Y.
9. "Cornell Topples Colgate, 26 to 18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 12, 1950. p. S1.
10. Fox, John W. (November 19, 1950). "Colgate Repels Syracuse, 19-14". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.