1908 Colgate football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1908
| team = Colgate
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 4–3
| head_coach = Edwin Sweetland
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Robert Whelan
| stadium = Whitnall Field
}}
{{1908 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1908 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Edwin Sweetland, the team compiled a 4–3 record. Robert Whelan was the team captain.{{cite web|title=2008 Colgate Football Media Guide|publisher=Colgate University|year=2008|accessdate=June 6, 2020|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2008/8/1/HISTORY.pdf}}{{cite news|title=1908 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=June 6, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colgate/1908-schedule.html}} The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.
Schedule
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|October 3|at|Brown|Andrews Field|Providence, RI|L 0-6||{{cite news|title=Brown 6, Colgate 0: Sixty – yards End Run by Capt Mayhew in First Minute of Play Results in Only Score|newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe|date=October 4, 1908|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120826844/brown-6-colgate-0-sixty-yards-end-run/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 10||{{cfb link|year=1908|team=Hobart Statesmen|title=Hobart}}|Whitnall Field|Hamilton, NY|W 26-0||
|October 17|at|Cornell|Percy Field|Ithaca, NY (rivalry)|L 0-9||{{cite news|title=Victory for Cornell: Hard Game at Ithaca|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 18, 1908|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120827154/victory-for-cornell-hard-game-at-ithaca/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 24|at|Army|The Plain|West Point, NY|L 0-6||{{cite news|title=Colgate Plays Strongly: Army Able to Score Just Once Against the Colgate Eleven|newspaper=The Sun (New York City)|date=October 25, 1908|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120827307/colgate-plays-strongly-army-able-to/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 31||{{cfb link|year=1908|team=Union Garnet|title=Union (NY)}}|Whitnall Field|Hamilton, NY|W 24-4||
|November 7|at|Syracuse|Archbold Stadium|Syracuse, NY|W 6-0||{{cite news|title=Syracuse Trips U: Colgate Wins by Following the Ball Better Than the Orange|newspaper=The Sun (New York City)|date=November 8, 1909|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120827505/syracuse-trips-u-colgate-wins-by/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14|at|{{cfb link|year=1908|team=Hamilton Continentals|title=Hamilton}}||Clinton, NY|W 22-0||
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