1946 Colgate Red Raiders football team

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.

1946 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainRobert Orlando
Home stadiumColgate Athletic Field
1946 Eastern major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Army    9 0 1
Penn State    6 2 0
Boston College    6 3 0
Holy Cross    6 4 0
NYU    5 3 0
Villanova    6 4 0
Colgate    4 4 0
Syracuse    4 5 0
Pittsburgh    3 5 1
Temple    2 4 2
Merchant Marine    4 7 0
Bucknell    3 6 0
Fordham    0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Colgate was ranked at No. 53 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.

The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

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