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1948 Colgate Red Raiders football team

1948 Colgate Red Raiders football
Independent
3–6
Paul Bixler (2nd season)
Thomas Zetkoff
Colgate Athletic Field

The 1948 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach Paul Bixler, the team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 196 to 133. Thomas Zetkov was the team captain.

Colgate was ranked at No. 94 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Buffalo	Colgate Athletic FieldHamilton, NY	W 25–0	7,000
October 2	at Rutgers	Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ	L 19–34	16,000
October 9	at Boston University	Fenway ParkBoston, MA	L 13–14	4,598
October 16	at Dartmouth	Memorial FieldHanover, NH	L 16–41	12,000
October 23	at Holy Cross	Fitton FieldWorcester, MA	W 14–13	12,000
October 30	No. 12 Penn State	Colgate Athletic FieldHamilton, NY	L 13–32	10,000
November 6	at Cornell	Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY (rivalry)	L 6–14	18,000
November 13	at Syracuse	Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 20–13	36,232
November 25	at Brown	Brown StadiumProvidence, RI	L 7–35	20,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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