1943 Colgate Red Raiders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1943
| team = Colgate Red Raiders
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 5–3–1
| head_coach = Andrew Kerr
| hc_year = 15th
| captain = Michael Micka
| captain2 = George Thomas
| stadium = Colgate Athletic Field
}}
{{1943 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1943 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its 15th season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 128 to 91. Michael Micka and George Thomas were the team captains.{{cite web|title=2008 Colgate Football Media Guide |publisher=Colgate University |page=127 |year=2008 |accessdate=June 6, 2020 |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2008/8/1/HISTORY.pdf}}{{cite news|title=1943 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/1943-schedule.html}}
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Colgate ranked 60th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 79.7.{{cite news |last=Litkenhous |first=E. E. |authorlink=Edward E. Litkenhous |title=Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |date=December 17, 1943 |page=18 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Rochester
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Rochester, NY
| score = 7–0
| attend = 12,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 0–42
| attend = 8,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Penn State
| site_stadium = New Beaver Field
| site_cityst = State College, PA
| score = 0–0
| attend = 12,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = l
| opponent = Rochester
| site_stadium = Colgate Athletic Field
| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY
| score = 6–14
| attend = 5,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Cornell
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| score = 20–7
| attend = 16,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Holy Cross
| site_stadium = Fitton Field
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| score = 7–14
| attend = 10,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1943|team=RPI Engineers|title=RPI}}
| site_stadium = Colgate Athletic Field
| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY
| score = 26–0
| attend = 1,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Columbia
| site_stadium = Baker Field
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| score = 41–0
| attend = 12,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Brown
| site_stadium = Brown Stadium
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| score = 21–14
| attend = 10,000
}}
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Colgate Raiders football navbox}}
Category:Colgate Raiders football seasons
{{collegefootball-1943-season-stub}}