1958 Colgate Red Raiders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1958
| team = Colgate Red Raiders
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 1–8
| head_coach = Fred Rice
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Robert Conklin
| stadium = Colgate Athletic Field
}}
{{1958 NCAA University Division independents football records}}
The 1958 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1958 college football season. In its second season under head coach Fred Rice, the team compiled a 1–8 record. Robert Conklin was the team captain.{{cite web|title=Colgate Athletic History: Football |publisher=Colgate University|access-date=June 15, 2020|page=13|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2019/8/20/UPDATED_2018_19_Football.pdf |location=Hamilton, N.Y.}}
The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1958
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
| September 27 | @ |Cornell
|Schoellkopf Field|Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | L 0-13
| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Late Cornell Tallies Down Colgate, 13-0 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=September 28, 1958 |page=S1}}
| October 4 | | Rutgers
| Colgate Athletic Field | Hamilton, NY | L 7-21
| 6,500 | {{cite news |title=Rutgers Subdues Colgate, 21 to 7 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=October 5, 1958 |page=S1}}
| October 11 | @ | Bucknell
| Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | W 7-0
| 7,856–7,865 | {{cite news |title=Bisons Drop Toughie to Colgate |date=October 13, 1958 |page=12 |newspaper=Sunbury Daily Item |location=Sunbury, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68201423/1958-bucknell-colgate/ }}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Bucknell) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/83/stats/13325 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 16, 2024 }}
| October 18 | @ |Princeton
| Palmer Stadium | Princeton, NJ | L 13-40
| 23,500 | {{cite news |title=Princeton Registers Third Victory of Season by Crushing Colgate Eleven |first=Louis |last=Effrat |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=October 19, 1958 |page=S4}}
| October 25 | @ | Yale
| Yale Bowl | New Haven, CT | L 7-14
| 20,328 | {{cite news |title=Yale Eleven Turns Back Colgate in Rain with Touchdown in Fourth Period |first=Roscoe |last=McGowen |date=October 26, 1958 |page=S3 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 1 | @ | #3 Army
| Michie Stadium | West Point, NY | L 6-68
| 24,750 | {{cite news |title=Army Topples Colgate to Worst Setback in Football Rivalry Since 1903 |first=Michael |last=Strauss |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 2, 1958 |page=S2}}
| November 8 | | Holy Cross
| Colgate Athletic Field | Hamilton, NY | L 0-20
| 6,000 | {{cite news |title=Crusaders Rip Colgate, 20-0 |first=Dave |last=Warner |date=November 9, 1958 |page=8C |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68206139/1958-colgate-hc/ }}
| November 15 | @ | #12 Syracuse
| Archbold Stadium | Syracuse, NY (rivalry) | L 0-47
| 30,000 | {{cite news |title=Syracuse Routs Colgate, 47 to 0 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 16, 1958 |page=S2}}
| November 27 | @ |Brown
| Brown Stadium | Providence, RI | L 0-20
| 8,000 | {{cite news |title=Bruins Win, 28-6, as Finney Excels |first=Michael |last=Strauss |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 28, 1958 |page=37}}
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Leading players
Statistical leaders for the 1958 Red Raiders included:{{cite web|title=Colgate Athletic History: Football |publisher=Colgate University|access-date=June 15, 2020|pages=43–55|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2019/8/20/UPDATED_2018_19_Football.pdf |location=Hamilton, N.Y.}}
- Rushing: Bernard Dailey, 292 yards and 2 touchdowns on 77 attempts
- Passing: Raymond Harding, 337 yards, 36 completions and 2 touchdowns on 94 attempts
- Receiving: Alfred Jamison, 173 yards and 1 touchdown on 17 receptions
- Total offense: Raymond Harding, 426 yards (337 passing, 89 rushing)
- Scoring: Bernard Dailey, 12 points from 2 touchdowns
- All-purpose yards: R. Douglas Ammon, 406 yards (150 rushing, 136 kickoff returning, 77 punt returning, 24 interception returning, 19 receiving)