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The 1961 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an
American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
team that represented
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as an independent during the
1961 NCAA University Division football season During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division, later known as Division I-A. The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" ( AP and UPI) ...
. In its third season under head coach Alva Kelley, the team compiled a 5–4 record. Kenneth Kerr was the team captain. The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in
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Schedule


Leading players

Statistical leaders for the 1961 Red Raiders included: * Rushing: Daniel Keating, 466 yards and 2 touchdowns on 104 attempts * Passing: Daniel Keating, 495 yards, 35 completions and 4 touchdowns on 83 attempts * Receiving: James Heilman, 191 yards and 2 touchdowns on 12 receptions * Total offense: Daniel Keating, 961 yards (495 passing, 466 rushing) * Scoring: James Heilman, 32 points from 4 touchdowns and 4 two-point conversions * All-purpose yards: James Heilman, 713 yards (357 rushing, 264 receiving, 210 punt returning, 76 kickoff returning, 17 interception returning)


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Colgate Red Raiders football The Colgate Raiders football team represents Colgate University in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Patriot League. History In 1915, Colgate recorded its 100th victory with ...