1963 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1963 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In its second consecutive season under head coach Hal Lahar (his seventh overall), the team compiled a 3–4–1 record. James Yurak was the team captain.^[1]

1963 Colgate Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–1
Head coach	Hal Lahar (7th season)
Captain	Eric Orke
Home stadium	Colgate Athletic Field
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Memphis State			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Pittsburgh			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Navy			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					5	–	3	–	1
Idaho			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	4	–	0
Oregon State			–					5	–	5	–	0
San Jose State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					5	–	4	–	1
West Texas State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Florida State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	1
New Mexico State			–					3	–	6	–	1
Colorado State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	7	–	0
Texas Western			–					3	–	7	–	0
Detroit			–					2	–	6	–	1
Holy Cross			–					2	–	6	–	1
Notre Dame			–					2	–	7	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Houston			–					2	–	8	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	6	–	1
Dayton			–					1	–	7	–	2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Only eight games were played, rather than the usual nine, because the Red Raiders' traditional season-ending matchup with Brown University, slated for Nov. 23, 1963, was canceled following the previous day's assassination of John F. Kennedy.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 21–17	21,000	[2]
October 5	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	T 6–6	7,000	[3]
October 12	Rutgers	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 28–8	9,000	[4]
October 19	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–42	22,500	[5]
October 26	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 26–14	29,827	[6]
November 2	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 20–6	7,000	[7]
November 9	Bucknell	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 0–14	3,500	[8]
November 16	at Buffalo	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 0–23	10,943	[9]
November 23	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	Canceled		[10]

Leading players

Statistical leaders for the 1963 Red Raiders included:^[11]

• Rushing: Donald Court, 258 yards and 3 touchdowns on 48 attempts
• Passing: Gerald Barudin, 580 yards, 58 completions and 2 touchdowns on 131 attempts
• Receiving: Lee Woltman, 103 yards on 14 receptions
• Total offense: Gerald Barudin, 751 yards (580 passing, 171 rushing)
• Scoring: Thomas Carpenter, 24 points from 4 touchdowns
• All-purpose yards: Lee Woltman, 477 yards (203 kickoff returning, 149 rushing, 103 receiving, 22 punt returning)

References

1. "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. p. 13. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. "Colgate Triumphs Over Cornell, 21-17, With a Late Score". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 29, 1963. p. S6.
3. Keane, Clif (October 6, 1963). "Late Colgate TD Catches B.U., 6-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Court Excels as Unbeaten Colgate Sends Rutgers to 4th Straight Loss, 28-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 13, 1963. p. S5.
5. Adams, Frank S. (October 20, 1963). "Princeton Routs Colgate, 42 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Strauss, Michael (October 27, 1963). "Big Second Quarter Starts Yale To 31-0 Triumph Over Colgate". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
7. Buss, Jim (November 3, 1963). "Engineers Lose 6th in a Row". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bucknell Blanks Colgate". Sunbury Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. November 11, 1963. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Buffalo Routs Colgate, 23-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 17, 1963. p. S4.
10. "Brown-Colgate Game Is Off". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 26, 1963. p. 55.
11. "Colgate Athletic History: Football" (PDF). Hamilton, N.Y.: Colgate University. pp. 43–55. Retrieved June 15, 2020.