1911 Colorado Silver and Gold football team

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1911 Colorado Silver and Gold football
RMC co-champion
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record6–0 (5–0 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn McFadden
Home stadiumGamble Field
Seasons
← 1910
1912 →
1911 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 5 0 0 6 0 0
Utah 3 1 1 5 1 1
Denver 3 1 1 5 2 1
Colorado College 3 2 0 4 3 0
Wyoming 2 3 0 4 3 1
Colorado Mines 1 5 0 2 5 0
Colorado Agricultural 0 5 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1911 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 1911 college football season. In its 11th year under head coach Fred Folsom, the team compiled a 6–0 record (5–0 against RMC opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 88 to 5.[1]

Colorado sustained a 21-game win streak that began on November 26, 1908, and ended on October 12, 1912. It remains the longest such streak in program history.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 14Colorado alumni*W 11–0
October 28Wyoming
  • Gamble Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 18–3
November 4Colorado College
  • Gamble Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 8–2
November 11Colorado Agricultural
W 31–0
November 18at UtahW 9–0
November 30at Colorado MinesGolden, COW 11–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "2018 Colorado Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Colorado. 2018. pp. 154, 172. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. ^ 2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, p. 254.
  3. ^ "1911 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "1911 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 10. Retrieved October 23, 2023.