1959 Colgate Red Raiders football team information
American college football season
1959Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference
Independent
Record
2–7
Head coach
Alva Kelley (1st season)
Captain
Joseph Wignot
Home stadium
Colgate Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Syracuse
–
11
–
0
–
0
No. 12 Penn State
–
9
–
2
–
0
Oregon
–
8
–
2
–
0
Rutgers
–
6
–
3
–
0
Detroit
–
6
–
4
–
0
Holy Cross
–
6
–
4
–
0
Miami (FL)
–
6
–
4
–
0
Oklahoma State
–
6
–
4
–
0
No. 20 Pittsburgh
–
6
–
4
–
0
Washington State
–
6
–
4
–
0
Boston College
–
5
–
4
–
0
Pacific (CA)
–
5
–
4
–
0
Air Force
–
5
–
4
–
1
Navy
–
5
–
4
–
1
Army
–
4
–
4
–
1
No. 17 Notre Dame
–
5
–
5
–
0
Boston University
–
4
–
5
–
0
Florida State
–
4
–
6
–
0
San Jose State
–
4
–
6
–
0
Texas Tech
–
4
–
6
–
0
Dayton
–
3
–
7
–
0
Marquette
–
3
–
7
–
0
Oregon State
–
3
–
7
–
0
Colgate
–
2
–
7
–
0
Idaho
–
1
–
9
–
0
Villanova
–
1
–
9
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1959 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. After the resignation of Fred Rice, the university hired Alva Kelley away from Brown University to be Colgate's new head coach.[1] Kelley led the team to a 2–7 record is his first season. Joseph Wignot was the team captain.[2]
The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.
^"Kelley Leaves Brown to Become Head Football Coach at Colgate". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. February 3, 1959. p. 39.
^"Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. p. 13. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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