1900 Colgate football team

1900 Colgate Raiders football
Conference	Independent
1900 record	2–8
Head coach	Joseph A. Short

The 1900 Colgate football team represented Colgate University in the 1900 college football season. Colgate reports the record for the season as 3-7, however, a reporting error in early record keeping mistakenly tracked a loss to Colgate Academy as a win.^[1][2][3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22	Colgate Academy*	Hamilton, NY	W 6–0[4]
September 24	at Union*	Schenectady, NY	L 0–12[5]
September 26	at Cornell*	Ithaca, NY	L 0–16[6]
October 6	Cortland Normal School*	Hamilton, NY	L 6–11[7]
October 12	Colgate Academy*	Hamilton, NY	L 0–6[2][3]
October 13	Hobart*	Hamilton, NY	W 18–0[8]
October 20	at RPI*	Troy, NY	L 0–11[9]
October 27	vs. Hamilton*	Clinton, NY	L 0–11[10]
November 3	at Rochester*	Rochester, NY	L 5–11[11]
November 10	Union*	Hamilton, NY	L 0–10[12]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

References

1. http://gocolgateraiders.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2012/11/28/Year-by-Year_Results.pdf?id=2765
2. "Madisonensis: Academy 6, Varsity 0".
3. "Utica Herald-Dispatch: Fast Foot Ball" (PDF).
4. "Madisonensis: Varsity 1, Academy 0".
5. "Madisonensis: Union 12 Colgate 0".
6. "Madisonensis: Cornell 16 Colgate 0".
7. "Madisonensis: Cortland Normal 11, Colgate 6".
8. "Madisonensis: Colgate Wins the First League Game".
9. "Madisonensis: R.P.I. 11-Colgate 0".
10. "Madisonensis: Hamilton 11, Colgate 0".
11. "Madisonensis: Rochester University 11, Colgate 5".
12. "Madisonensis: UNION WINS THE PENNANT".