1950 Colgate Red Raiders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1950
| team = Colgate Red Raiders
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 5–3
| head_coach = Paul Bixler
| hc_year = 4th
| captain = Alan Egler
| stadium = Colgate Athletic Field
}}
{{1950 Eastern college football independents records}}
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.{{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=1950 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/1950-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1950
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 30|at|No. 2 Army|Michie Stadium|West Point, NY|L 0-28| 19,000 | {{cite news |title=Army Drubs Colgate 28-0, Runs String to 21 |first=Ralph |last=Trost |date=October 1, 1950 |page=26 |newspaper=Brooklyn Eagle |location=Brooklyn, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67374723/1950-colgate-army/ }}
|October 7||Western Reserve|Colgate Athletic Field|Hamilton, NY|W 47-6| 4,000 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Scores by 47-6 over Western Reserve |agency=Associated Press |date=October 8, 1950 |page=3D |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67375366/1950-colgate-wr/ }}
|October 14||Holy Cross|Colgate Athletic Field|Hamilton, NY|W 35-28| 7,000 | {{cite news |title=Holy Cross Dumped by 35-28 |first=Jack |last=Slattery |date=October 15, 1950 |page=1D |newspaper=The Sunday Press |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67377188/1950-colgate-hc/ }}
|October 21||Bucknell|Colgate Athletic Field|Hamilton, NY|W 23-12| 5,500 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Clips Bucknell for 3rd Victory in Row |agency=Associated Press |date=October 22, 1950 |page=5D |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67379001/1950-bucknell-colgate/ }}
|October 28|at|Brown|Brown Stadium|Providence, RI|W 35-34| 6,000 | {{cite news |title=Red Raiders Outlast Brown for 35-34 Win in Wild Fray |agency=Associated Press |date=October 29, 1950 |page=8D |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67380987/1950-brown-colgate/ }}
|November 4|at|No. 9 Princeton|Palmer Stadium|Princeton, NJ|L 7-45| 19,000 | {{cite news |title=Princeton Routs Colgate, 45 to 7 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/11/05/94077390.pdf |first=Joseph C. |last=Nichols |date=November 5, 1950 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
|November 11|at|Cornell|Schoellkopf Field|Ithaca, NY (rivalry)|L 18-26| 19,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Topples Colgate, 26 to 18 |date=November 12, 1950 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
|November 18|at|Syracuse|Archbold Stadium|Syracuse, NY (rivalry)|W 19-14| 38,000 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Repels Syracuse, 19-14 |first=John W. |last=Fox |date=November 19, 1950 |page=1D |newspaper=The Sunday Press |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67404821/1950-colgate-syracuse/ }}
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