1915 Colorado Silver and Gold football team

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
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record1–6 (1–5 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainRay Nelson
Home stadiumGamble Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2WyomingW 30–0
October 9Colorado Agricultural
L 6–23[1]
October 23Colorado College 
  • Gamble Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 0–44
October 30at UtahL 3–35
November 6vs. Colorado MinesDenver, COL 6–13
November 20at DenverDenver, COL 0–7
November 25at Washington*L 0–466,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Colorado victim of Dobie eleven". Spokesman-Review. November 26, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  3. ^ "1915 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "1915 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.