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American college football season
The 1946 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1946 college football season . In its 18th and final season under head coach Andrew Kerr , the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 95. Robert Orlando was the team captain.[1] [2] The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York .
In Kerr's final game as Colgate's head coach, the team trailed 7–0 to Brown at halftime. Kerr gave a speech asking his team to score three touchdowns in the second half. The team complied and sent Kerr out as a winner.[3]
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References
^ "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^ "1946 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^ "Red Raiders Beat Brown To End Kerr's Regime" . The Troy Record . November 29, 1946. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Yale Shocks Colgate; Second Half Attack Nets 27-6 Eli Win" . Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press . October 6, 1946. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cornell Triumphs over Colgate, 13-9". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 13, 1946. p. S1.
^ "Nordmark Sparkles in Raider Win" . Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press . October 20, 1946. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com .
^ "State Wins, 6-2, Against Colgate" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. October 27, 1946. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colgate Gets Big 39-0 Decision over Leopards as Red Raiders Run Wild" . Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. November 3, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Fitzgerald, Tom (November 10, 1946). "Crusaders Intercept Colgate Aerial, Hold Early Lead to Triumph, 21-6" . The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Reddy, Bill (November 17, 1946). "Colgate Crushes Favored Syracuse, 25 to 7; Record Crowd Sees Raiders Win in 2d Half" . The Post-Standard . Syracuse, N.Y. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 29, 1946). "Colgate Vanquishes Brown, 20-14, with 2 Touchdowns in Last Period". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 39.
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