1959 Colgate Red Raiders football team

1959 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Wignot
Home stadiumColgate Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
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
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 college 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.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. p. 13. Retrieved June 15, 2020.