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.
| 1930 Colorado Silver and Gold football | |
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| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 6–1–1 (5–1–1 RMC) |
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| Captain | Bernie Buster |
| Home stadium | Colorado Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 4 | at Missouri* | W 9–0 | 6,000 | [1] | |
| October 11 | at Utah State |
| T 0–0 | 8,000 | [2] |
| October 18 | Colorado Mines | W 36–7 | [3] | ||
| October 25 | Colorado Agricultural |
| W 7–0 | [4] | |
| November 1 | at Colorado College | W 14–13 | [5] | ||
| November 8 | at Colorado Teachers | Greeley, CO | W 27–7 | [6] | |
| November 15 | Utah |
| L 0–34 | 15,000 | [7] |
| November 27 | at Denver | W 27–7 | 25,000 | [8] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Colorado U. beats Missouri by 9 to 0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah Aggies fight Colorado University to scoreless tie". Casper Star-Tribune. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado beats Mines". The Montana Standard. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long pass enables Colorado to defeat Farmer squad 7–0". Great Falls Tribune. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado College loses battle to Colorado 14–13". Salt Lake Telegram. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Teachers no match for Colorado U." The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1930 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1930 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 12. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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