CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1937 Colgate

3–⁠5, coached by Andrew Kerr.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1937, game by game: won vs. St. Lawrence 21–0; lost at Cornell 7–40; won vs. St. Bonaventure 34–0; lost vs. Tulane 6–7; lost vs. No. 10 Duke 0–13; lost at New York University 7–14; lost at Holy Cross 7–12; won at Syracuse 7–0+34−33Won 21–0 vs. St. Lawrence+21St. LawrenceLost 7–40 at Cornell-33CornellWon 34–0 vs. St. Bonaventure+34St. BonaventureLost 6–7 vs. Tulane-1TulaneLost 0–13 vs. No. 10 Duke-13No. 10 DukeLost 7–14 at New York University-7New York Univer…Lost 7–12 at Holy Cross-5Holy CrossWon 7–0 at Syracuse+7Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsSt. LawrenceW 21–⁠092%
Oct 2atCornellL 7–⁠4062%
Oct 9vsSt. BonaventureW 34–⁠092%
Oct 16vsTulaneL 6–⁠746%
Oct 23vs10DukeL 0–⁠1335%
Oct 30atNew York UniversityL 7–⁠1448%
Nov 6atHoly CrossL 7–⁠1229%
Nov 20atSyracuseW 7–⁠044%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
89–⁠86
Coach
Andrew Kerr
Elo
1511 −66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.4 No. 67 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Marcel Chesbro

Drafted in 1938

The 1938 draft
Rd 7Marcel Chesbro OGCleveland Rams