Colgate vs. Tulane
Colgate and Tulane have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1933; Tulane leads the series 4–1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Tulane 4–1, and Tulane has won the last 3. Share
- Colgate wins
- 1
- Tulane wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1933
- Longest streak
- 3 Tulane
- Current streak
- 3 Tulane
- Last 10 meetings
- Tulane 4–1
- Most recent
- 1937
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 10.4 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Colgate
- 1–1 Colgate’s record at home
- At Tulane
- 1–0 Tulane’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–2 Colgate first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Colgate’s biggest win1934: Colgate 20, Tulane 6by 14 points
- Tulane’s biggest win1936: Tulane 28, Colgate 6by 22 points
- Upset1933: Tulane 7, Colgate 0Tulane had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Colgate | Series | Tulane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933–1935 | Andrew Kerr | 1–2 | Ted Cox |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Colgate’s side (Kerr 1–2 against Cox). 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

1934 · Evening star, Nov 11, 1934

1936 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 19, 1936

1937 · The Washington times, District of Columbia, Oct 19, 1937
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
| Oct 16, 1937 | Tulane 7, Colgate 6 | Neutral site | ||
| Oct 17, 1936 | Tulane 28, Colgate 6 | Neutral site | ||
| Nov 2, 1935 | Tulane 14, Colgate 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 10, 1934 | Colgate 20, Tulane 6 | at Colgate | ||
| Nov 4, 1933 | Tulane 7, Colgate 0 | at Colgate |
Every game is listed as played on the field.