Portal:College football/Selected article/August, 2008



Samuel Colgate, Jr. was the first head football coach for the Colgate University Raiders located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County, New York and he held that position for two seasons, from 1890 until 1891 (some sources and photos say "until 1892"). His coaching record at Colgate was 5 wins, 2 losses, and 0 ties.

Samuel Colgate, Jr. was the son of United States business magnate Samuel Colgate, who along with his brother James B. Colgate were responsible for a significant amount of financial support to Colgate (formerly Madison) University. In 1890 the school was renamed in honor of the Colgate family. Because of this unique naming of the university, Samuel Colgate may be the only head football coach (or any collegiate sport) whose family name was literally the same as the school where he coached.

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