American college football season
The 1940 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1940 college football season . In their 12th season under head coach Andrew Kerr , the Red Raiders compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 76. James Garvey was the team captain.[ 1] [ 2]
Colgate was ranked at No. 43 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[ 3]
The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York .
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References
^ "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^ "1940 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings" . The Boston Globe . p. 22 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Raiders Smother Akron Team, 44-0: Geyer Touchdown Sprints Pace Colgate" . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . September 29, 1940. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com .
^ "West Point Game Next for Cornell; Colgate Humbled" . The Ithaca Journal . October 7, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colgate Humbles Brown, 20-3" . New York Daily News . October 13, 1940. p. C38 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Ted Mann (October 20, 1940). "Duke Defeats Colgate, 13-0: Jap Davis Stars in Duke Triumph" . The News and Observer . pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Raiders Fear Choctaw Air Drive Today: Unbeaten Mississippi College Tests Colgate" . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . October 26, 1940. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bill Beeney (October 27, 1940). "Colgate Scores 31 Points To Rout Mississippi Club: Victims Blanked By Win-Hungry Raiders; Winners Employ Straight Brand Of Football" . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . p. 5B – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tribe Routed; Colgate Game Detailed Here By Quarter" . Daily Clarion-Ledger . October 27, 1940. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colgate Defeats Holy Cross, 6-0" . New York Daily News . November 3, 1940. p. 37C – via Newspapers.com .
^ Paul Pinckney (November 17, 1940). "Colgate Whips Syracuse With Closing Wallop, 7-6" . The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com .
^ Gene Ward (November 24, 1940). "Columbia Trims Colgate, 20-17" . New York Daily News . p. 88 – via Newspapers.com .
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