1940 Colgate Red Raiders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Colgate Red Raiders
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 5–3
| head_coach = Andrew Kerr
| hc_year = 12th
| captain = James Garvey
| stadium = Colgate Athletic Field
}}
{{1940 Eastern college football independents records}}
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.{{cite web|title=2008 Colgate Football Media Guide |publisher=Colgate University |page=127 |year=2008 |access-date=June 6, 2020 |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2008/8/1/HISTORY.pdf}}{{cite news|title=1940 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 6, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colgate/1940-schedule.html}}
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.{{cite news|title=Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 19, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.
Schedule
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|September 28||Akron|Colgate Athletic Field|Hamilton, NY|W 44-0|6,000|{{cite news|title=Raiders Smother Akron Team, 44-0: Geyer Touchdown Sprints Pace Colgate|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=September 29, 1940|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120154898/raiders-smother-akron-team-44-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 5|at|Cornell|Schoellkopf Field|Ithaca, NY (rivalry)|L 0-34|15,000|{{cite news|title=West Point Game Next for Cornell; Colgate Humbled|newspaper=The Ithaca Journal|date=October 7, 1940|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120155527/west-point-game-next-for-cornell/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 12|at|Brown|Andrews Field|Providence, RI|W 20-3||{{cite news|title=Colgate Humbles Brown, 20-3|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=October 13, 1940|page=C38|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120155813/colgate-humbles-brown-20-3/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 19||Duke
|October 26||Mississippi College|Colgate Athletic Field|Hamilton, NY|W 31-0|5,000|{{cite news|title=Raiders Fear Choctaw Air Drive Today: Unbeaten Mississippi College Tests Colgate|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=October 26, 1940|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123340523/raiders-fear-choctaw-air-drive-today/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Colgate Scores 31 Points To Rout Mississippi Club: Victims Blanked By Win-Hungry Raiders; Winners Employ Straight Brand Of Football|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|author=Bill Beeney|date=October 27, 1940|page=5B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123340705/colgate-scores-31-points-to-rout/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Tribe Routed; Colgate Game Detailed Here By Quarter|newspaper=Daily Clarion-Ledger|date=October 27, 1940|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123340928/tribe-routed-colgate-game-detailed/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 2|at|Holy Cross|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|W 6-0|4,000|{{cite news|title=Colgate Defeats Holy Cross, 6-0|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=November 3, 1940|page=37C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120261320/colgate-defeats-holy-cross-6-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 16|at|Syracuse|Archbold Stadium|Syracuse, NY (rivalry)|W 7-6|25,000|{{cite news|title=Colgate Whips Syracuse With Closing Wallop, 7-6|newspaper=The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|author=Paul Pinckney|date=November 17, 1940|pages=1B, 2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120261882/colgate-whips-syracuse-with-closing/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 23|at|Columbia|Baker Field|New York, NY|L 17-20|24,000|{{cite news|title=Columbia Trims Colgate, 20-17|newspaper=New York Daily News|author=Gene Ward|date=November 24, 1940|page=88|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120262163/columbia-trims-colgate-20-17/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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