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1974 Colgate Red Raiders football team

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The 1974 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its seventh season under head coach Neil Wheelwright, the team compiled a 4–5 record. Robert Como and James Detmer were the team captains.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Headcoach
Captains
  • Robert Como
  • James Detmer
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1974 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Captains
  • Robert Como
  • James Detmer
Home stadiumAndy Kerr Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
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1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame – 10–2–0
No. 7 Penn State – 10–2–0
Temple – 8–2–0
Boston College – 8–3–0
Utah State – 8–3–0
No. 19 Houston – 8–3–1
Rutgers – 7–3–1
Cincinnati – 7–4–0
Memphis State – 7–4–0
Pittsburgh – 7–4–0
Georgia Tech – 6–5–0
Hawaii – 6–5–0
Miami (FL) – 6–5–0
Southern Miss – 6–5–0
Tampa – 6–5–0
Holy Cross – 5–5–1
Tulane – 5–6–0
Colgate – 4–6–0
Northern Illinois – 4–7–0
Navy – 4–7–0
South Carolina – 4–7–0
Virginia Tech – 4–7–0
West Virginia – 4–7–0
Army – 3–8–0
Dayton – 3–8–0
Villanova – 3–8–0
Air Force – 2–9–0
Southern Illinois – 2–9–0
Syracuse – 2–9–0
Florida State – 1–10–0
Marshall – 1–10–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Lehigh L 12–33 4,500 [2]
September 28 at Cornell L 21–40 14,000 [3]
October 5 at Yale L 7–30 9,632 [4]
October 12 Holy Cross
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 21–16 7,000 [5]
October 19 at Princeton L 24–33 20,000 [6]
October 26 at Lafayette W 24–18 4,000 [7]
November 2 UMass
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
W 42–34 4,000 [8]
November 9 at Bucknell W 34–21 6,000–7,250 [9][10]
November 16 at VMI L 14–31 4,600 [11]
November 23 at Rutgers L 21–62 11,000 [12]
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Leading players

Two trophies were awarded to the Red Raiders' most valuable players in 1974:[13]

  • Jim Detmar, guard, received the Andy Kerr Trophy, awarded to the most valuable offensive player.
  • Ken Jasie, defensive tackle, received the Hal W. Lahar Trophy, awarded to the most valuable defensive player.

Statistical leaders for the 1974 Red Raiders included:[14]

  • Rushing: Pat Healy, 685 yards and 7 touchdowns on 121 attempts
  • Passing: Bruce Basile, 910 yards, 57 completions and 7 touchdowns on 123 attempts
  • Receiving: Dave Lake, 793 yards and 7 touchdowns on 39 receptions
  • Total offense: Bruce Basile, 1,510 yards (910 passing, 600 rushing)
  • Scoring: Pat Healy, 48 points from 8 touchdowns and 4 two-point conversions
  • All-purpose yards: Pat Healy, 823 yards (685 rushing, 91 kickoff returning, 35 receiving, 21 punt returning)

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