The 1894 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 1894 college football season. Led by Harry Heller in his first and only season as head coach, Colorado compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the CFA title. The season marked the program's first conference championship and first head coach.
| 1894 Colorado Silver and Gold football | |
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CFA champion | |
| Conference | Colorado Football Association |
| Record | 8–1 (5–0 CFA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Harry Gamble |
| Home stadium | Campus Fields |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Agricultural | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| October 6 | East High School* | Boulder, CO | W 46–0 |
| October 13 | at Denver Athletic Club* | Denver, CO | W 12–4 |
| October 20 | Denver | Boulder, CO | W 44–0 |
| October 27 | Colorado Agricultural | Boulder, CO (rivalry) | W 67–0 |
| October 31 | West High School* | Boulder, CO | W 26–4 |
| November 3 | at Denver | Denver, CO | W 49–4 |
| November 6 | at Colorado Mines | Golden, CO | W 20–0 |
| November 24 | at Denver Athletic Club* | Denver, CO | L 6–20 |
| November 30 | Colorado Mines | Boulder, CO | W 18–0 |
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References
edit- ^ "1894 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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