1897 Colorado Silver and Gold football team
| 1897 Colorado Silver and Gold football | |
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CFA champion | |
| Conference | Colorado Football Association |
| Record | 7–1 (2–0 CFA) |
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| Captain | Ed Dillon |
| Home stadium | Campus fields |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1897 Colorado Silver and Gold football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1897 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Fred Folsom, Colorado compiled an overall record of 7–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CFA title for the fourth consecutive year.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| October 2 | East High School* | Boulder, CO | W 22–0 |
| October 9 | West High School* | Boulder, CO | W 52–0 |
| October 16 | Manual High School* | Boulder, CO | W 18–0 |
| October 23 | Littleton Athletic Club* | Boulder, CO | W 30–0 |
| November 2 | at Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | W 8–0 |
| November 6 | at Denver Wheel Club* | Denver, CO | W 22–0 |
| November 13 | Colorado Mines | Boulder, CO | W 36–2 |
| November 25 | at Denver Athletic Club* | Denver, CO | L 0–8 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1897 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 8. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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