Colgate vs. New York University
Colgate and New York University first met in 1921 and have played 10 times; New York University leads the series 5–3–2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s New York University 5–3, and New York University has won the last 3. Share
- Colgate wins
- 3
- New York University wins
- 5
- Ties
- 2
- First meeting
- 1921
- Longest streak
- 3 New York University
- Current streak
- 3 New York University
- Last 10 meetings
- New York University 5–3
- Most recent
- 1939
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 9 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Colgate
- 0–1–1 Colgate’s record at home
- At New York University
- 4–3–1 New York University’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 3
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Colgate’s biggest win1932: Colgate 14, New York University 0by 14 points
- New York University’s biggest win1928: New York University 47, Colgate 6by 41 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Colgate | Series | New York University |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–1939 | Andrew Kerr | 0–3 | Mal Stevens |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Colgate’s side (Kerr 0–3 against Stevens). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers

1928 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 28, 1928

1930 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Dec 7, 1930
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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Sep 30, 1939 | New York University 7, Colgate 6 | at Colgate | ||
| Nov 11, 1938 | New York University 13, Colgate 7 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 30, 1937 | New York University 14, Colgate 7 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 21, 1933 | Colgate 7, New York University 0 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 22, 1932 | Colgate 14, New York University 0 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 24, 1931 | New York University 13, Colgate 0 | at New York University | ||
| Dec 6, 1930 | Colgate 7, New York University 6 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 27, 1928 | New York University 47, Colgate 6 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 29, 1927 | Colgate 0, New York University 0 | at Colgate | ||
| Oct 29, 1921 | New York University 7, Colgate 7 | at New York University |
Every game is listed as played on the field.