The 1915 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 1915 college football season. Led by Fred Folsom in his 15 and final season as head coach, Colorado compiled an overall record of 1–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the RMC. It was least successful of his Folsom's 15 seasons as Colorado. Colorado Stadium was renamed Folsom Field in 1944 following his death.
| 1915 Colorado Silver and Gold football | |
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| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 1–6 (1–5 RMC) |
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| Captain | Ray Nelson |
| Home stadium | Gamble Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Agricultural $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Agricultural | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | Wyoming | W 30–0 | |||
| October 9 | Colorado Agricultural |
| L 6–23 | [1] | |
| October 23 | Colorado College |
| L 0–44 | ||
| October 30 | at Utah | L 3–35 | |||
| November 6 | vs. Colorado Mines | Denver, CO | L 6–13 | ||
| November 20 | at Denver | Denver, CO | L 0–7 | ||
| November 25 | at Washington* | L 0–46 | 6,000 | [2] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Light Team Victorious: Colorado Aggies Defeat University Eleven, 28 to 6". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, IA). October 10, 1915. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado victim of Dobie eleven". Spokesman-Review. November 26, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "1915 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1915 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 10. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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