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1930 Colorado Silver and Gold football team

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1930 Colorado Silver and Gold football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record6–1–1 (5–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainBernie Buster
Home stadiumColorado Stadium
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 7 0 0 8 0 0
Colorado 5 1 1 6 1 1
BYU 4 1 1 5 2 4
Denver 4 3 0 5 4 0
Colorado Agricultural 3 3 1 3 5 1
Montana State 1 1 0 6 3 0
Colorado Teachers 2 2 3 2 2 3
Utah State 3 4 1 3 5 1
Colorado College 2 4 2 2 4 2
Wyoming 1 5 1 2 5 1
Colorado Mines 1 4 0 1 5 0
Western State (CO) 0 5 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1930 Colorado Silver and Gold football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1930 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Myron E. Witham, Colorado compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the RMC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at Missouri*W 9–06,000[1]
October 11at Utah State
T 0–08,000[2]
October 18Colorado MinesW 36–7[3]
October 25Colorado Agriculturaldagger
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
W 7–0[4]
November 1at Colorado CollegeW 14–13[5]
November 8at Colorado TeachersGreeley, COW 27–7[6]
November 15Utah
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
L 0–3415,000[7]
November 27at DenverW 27–725,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Colorado U. beats Missouri by 9 to 0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Utah Aggies fight Colorado University to scoreless tie". Casper Star-Tribune. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Colorado beats Mines". The Montana Standard. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Long pass enables Colorado to defeat Farmer squad 7–0". Great Falls Tribune. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colorado College loses battle to Colorado 14–13". Salt Lake Telegram. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Teachers no match for Colorado U." The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah Wins Third R.M.C. Title: Tribe Takes Easy 34 to 0 Grid Victory". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 16, 1990. pp. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pioneers whipped, Crowd of 25,000 sees Colorado U. defeat Denver University to place second in loop". Arizona Daily Star. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1930 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  10. ^ "1930 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 12. Retrieved October 23, 2023.