Akron at Colgate
Saturday, September 28, 1940 Share
Colgate beat Akron 44–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Colgate led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 70°F, low 32°F
In the newspapers
The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, September 29, 1940, page 1
Read the text
Colgate’s Red Raiders Whip Akron University HAMILTON. N. Y. Sept. 28.-R -Colgate’s Red Raiders crushed a hapless Akron university team by A to 0 in their opening football game today. An estimated 5000 saw the In dian Bill Geyer take the opening kickoff for a 97-year scoring run to launch a contest in which Andy Kerr’s men scored in every period.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Colgate 92% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Akron–Colgate gameTied 1–1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 2024 | Akron 31, Colgate 20 | |
| 1940 | Colgate 44, Akron 0 |
Around this game
Akron
- SeasonAkron in 1940
- ProgramAkron history and records
Colgate
- Next gameat CornellOct. 5, 1940
- SeasonColgate in 1940
- ProgramColgate history and records