1947 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1947 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team represented the Colgate University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Paul Bixler, the team compiled a 1–5–2 record and was outscored by a total of 139 to 87.

1947 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5–2
Head coach
  • Paul Bixler (1st season)
CaptainGlen Treichler
Home stadiumColgate Athletic Field
1947 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State    9 0 1
Muhlenberg    9 1 0
Buffalo    8 1 0
No. 11 Army    5 2 2
Villanova    6 3 1
Boston University    5 3 0
Hofstra    5 3 0
Tufts    5 3 0
Franklin & Marshall    4 3 1
Boston College    5 4 0
Holy Cross    4 4 2
Springfield    4 4 0
Syracuse    3 6 0
CCNY    2 5 1
NYU    2 5 1
Colgate    1 5 2
Temple    2 6 0
Bucknell    2 7 0
Duquesne    2 8 0
Fordham    1 6 1
Merchant Marine    2 9 0
Pittsburgh    1 8 0
Carnegie Tech    0 6 0
Drexel    0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Colgate was ranked at No. 113 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.

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

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